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Sep 2022

1h 9m

TWiN 34: Microglia vital after spinal co...

VINCENT RACANIELLO

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TWiN explains how central nervous system resident macrophages known as microglia coordinate cellular interactions during spinal cord repair in mice.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Jason Shepherd, Timothy Cheung, and Vivianne Morrison

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Microglia coordinate spinal cord repair (Nat Commun)
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