New fluorescent probe specifically labels microglia cells

[Ketua Dobbs]

New fluorescent probe specifically labels microglia cells

Part of the immune system in the brain is made up of so-called microglia cells. Korean and Singaporean researchers have now developed a fluorescent probe that specifically labels this type of macrophage. The cells were visualized in cell culture and in the live brains of rodents.
Source: New fluorescent probe specifically labels microglia cells