How microglia contribute to Alzheimer’s disease (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

How microglia contribute to Alzheimer’s disease

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MIT researchers generated neurons that express the gene APOE3, from induced pluripotent stem cells. Dendrites of the neurons are stained cyan in this image.

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