Protein linked to Parkinson’s travels from gut to brain
Study in mice traces path of alpha-synuclein
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SEE-THROUGH VIEW Using a method that rendered tissue translucent, researchers were able to see alpha-synuclein clumps (green) in the gut of a mouse intermingled with nerve cells (red) and astrocytes (white). Cell nuclei are blue.
Collin Challis, Gradinaru Group/Caltech