A synaptic spine engulfed by microglia in the adult brain (IMAGE)

Nagoya City University

A synaptic spine engulfed by microglia in the adult brain

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Three-dimensional reconstruction of electron microscopic images showing a synaptic spine (blue) of a new neuron (pink), which forms a synapse with another neuron (light blue), engulfed by microglia (green) in the adult mouse olfactory bulb

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© 2022 Kurematsu et al. Originally published in Journal of Experimental Medicine.

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