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Immune cell plays good cop, bad cop

Depending on where a neuron is injured, immune cells can either help or harm

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3:54pm, September 16, 2008
Talk about a mixed blessing. A pair of new studies shows that immune cells known as macrophages can do an injured neuron good, or can impart further harm.
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