Image of central-nervous-system-associated macrophages in the brain (IMAGE)

Kyushu University

Image of central-nervous-system-associated macrophages in the brain

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Perivascular macrophages (in orange) surrounding a vein in the brain (in grey). Microglia (in green) occupy the surrounding space as the other cells of the brain's immune system.

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Kyushu University/Takahiro Masuda

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