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Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Przedborski

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Astrocytes from ALS patients release a toxin that kills human motor neurons. The left side of the image shows a disintegrating motor neuron on top of human astrocytes (blue). The right side of the image shows a healthy motor neuron on top of astrocytes from people unaffected by ALS.

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Diane Re, Columbia University Medical Center

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