Microglia Repopulating Retina (IMAGE)

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Microglia Repopulating Retina

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Images of mouse retina after being treated with a drug that nearly eliminates immune cells called microglia. On day 0 when the drug was stopped, nearly all microglia are gone, except for a few near the optic nerve head (center dark spot). Seven days later, microglia have migrated across the retina, and by day 10 they have increased in number.

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Wai T. Wong, National Eye Institute

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