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Glial Biology Section

of the Genetics & Biochemistry Branch

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Investigating how glial cells sense and respond to cellular stress with the goal of identifying the mechanisms that drive aging and disease.
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Parental origin of transgene determines recombination efficiency in GFAP-creERT2 mice.
Mah K, Roszczyk A, Frakes AE.
G3 (Bethesda) (2025 Aug 6) 15. Abstract/Full Text
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