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Kiera E. Schwarz

Dartmouth CollegeORCID 0009-0003-4094-7717Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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NeuroscienceNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedDec 12, 2025

Mitochondria are absent from microglial processes performing surveillance, chemotaxis, and phagocytic engulfment

Alicia N. Pietramale, Xhoela Bame, Megan E. Doty…·Robert Hill

The paper shows that microglial processes involved in surveillance, chemotaxis, and phagocytosis lack mitochondria, while mitochondria arrive later in response to damage.

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