Immune Cells -- Missing Link? (IMAGE)

University of Virginia Health System

Immune Cells -- Missing Link?

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A composite image showing the immune cells. In addition to being important defenders of the brain, the cells may also may be the missing link connecting the brain's immune response to the microbiome in the gut. That relationship already has been shown important in Parkinson's disease.

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Sachin Gadani | University of Virginia School of Medicine

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