Microglia (IMAGE)

Duke University

Microglia

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In a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, immune cells called microglia (shown in the black stain) become active in areas of the brain involved in memory and consume an important amino acid, arginine.

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Carol Colton lab, Duke University

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