Immune cells attack memory center of brain after stroke (IMAGE)

Medical University of South Carolina

Immune cells attack memory center of brain after stroke

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Even after a blocked vessel has been opened, immune cells in the brain (green) continue to attack synapses (red) and neurons (magenta) in the memory center of the brain, the hippocampus, for at least 30 days after stroke.

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Medical University of South Carolina. Image courtesy of Dr. Stephen Tomlinson.

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