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  • 1Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 Munich, Germany; Biomedical Center (BMC), Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Grosshaderner Strasse 9, 82152 Martinsried, Germany; Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 17, 81377 Munich, Germany.

Neuron
|February 17, 2022
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Macrophages transfer mitochondria to neurons, resolving pain. This unexpected cell-to-cell transfer boosts nociceptor function and adds a new dimension to the mitochondrial life cycle.

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