Marfan Syndrome Increases Risk of Brain Alterations (IMAGE)

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

Marfan Syndrome Increases Risk of Brain Alterations

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Astrocytes in the hippocampus of male mice. On the left, the brain of a control mouse; on the right, the brain of a mouse model for Marfan syndrome. The latter shows a marked increase in astrocyte presence (stained brown), indicating neuroinflammatory changes linked to the disease. Image:Inc-UAB

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Inc-UAB

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