Immune 83: Immune cells eating other cells

08/27/24 • 83 min

Immune discusses two stories of immune cells eating other cells: microglia engulfing brain neurons to shape cortical development and behavior, and mast cells trapping neutrophils to increase their functional and metabolic fitness.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cindy Leifer, and Brianne Barker

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Microglia shape cortical development and behavior (Cell)
Neutrophil trapping by mast cells (Cell)
Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cindy Leifer, and Brianne Barker

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Links for this episode

MicrobeTV Discord Server
Microglia shape cortical development and behavior (Cell)
Neutrophil trapping by mast cells (Cell)
Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Music by Steve Neal. Immune logo image by Blausen Medical Send your immunology questions and comments to [email protected]

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