Microglia wrapped around pyramidal neuron (IMAGE)

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Microglia wrapped around pyramidal neuron

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An illustration of how a microglia cell (gray) wraps around a pyramidal neuron (PyN – green and blue) and chandelier cell synaptic endings (ChC, red) to help synapses grow on the axon initial segment (AIS, blue).

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Nicholas Gallo/Van Aelst lab

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