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Images of mouse retinal scans
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In healthy retina (left), microglia (green) demonstrate a branched structure that covers the retina. Without TGFβ signaling (right), microglia lose their branched structure, and attach to blood vessels (white). Müller glia become abnormal and acquire activation markers (red).
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Wenxin Ma, M.D., Ph.D., and Wai Wong, M.D., Ph.D., National Eye Institute
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In healthy retina (left), microglia (green) demonstrate a branched structure that covers the retina. Without TGFβ signaling (right), microglia lose their branched structure, and attach to blood vessels (white). Müller glia become abnormal and acquire activation markers (red).
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Images of mouse retinal scans.