Location and distribution of central-nervous-system-associated macrophages (IMAGE)

Kyushu University

Location and distribution of central-nervous-system-associated macrophages

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This diagram shows how macrophages associated with the central nervous system (CNS) are distributed in the brain. Meningeal macrophages are localized in the meninges. Perivascular macrophages surround the arteries of the brain in the perivascular space.

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Kyushu University/Takahiro Masuda

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