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Microglia in the naïve mouse brain express CD11b (a) and CD68 (c). In an animal with a chronic neurodegenerative disease, prion disease, the microglia increase in number and become activated, altering their morphology with upregulation of CD11b (b) and CD68 (d). Scale bar in a, b = 20 μm, c, d = 10 μm
