(IMAGE)

Université de Genève

Caption

Left: normal astrocyte able to destroy toxic lipids produced by neurons. Right: an astrocyte that stores lipids in droplets (pink) and starts secreting toxic lipids in the surrounding tissue.

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UNIGE / A.-C. Gavin

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