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Microscope image of bridging vein with small branches that have green cuffs around their bases.
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Researchers discovered a brain structure (green) that allows fluid waste to leave the brain. In neuroinflammatory conditions in mice, immune cells use these routes to enter the brain.
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Leon Smyth / Washington University School of Medicine
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Microscope image of bridging vein with small branches that have green cuffs around their bases.
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Microscope image of bridging vein with small branches that have green cuffs around their bases.