by Instituto Cajal | Feb 2, 2024 | neurobaraja
HORSE OF SWORDS RAFAEL LORENTE DE NÓ Horse of Swords: RAFAEL LORENTE DE NÓ, the last and most precocious direct disciple of Cajal, four-time Nobel candidate Rafael Lorente de Nó (1902-1990) rides the suit of Swords and offers, like these, a double edge: he is the most...
by Instituto Cajal | Feb 2, 2024 | neurobaraja
CARDS FROM 2 TO 7 OF SWORDS MICROGLIA IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES Two to Seven of Swords: MICROGLIA IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES Microglia protect the central nervous system and guard its proper functioning, but when the defensive neuroinflammation it triggers in...
by Instituto Cajal | Feb 2, 2024 | neurobaraja
ACE OF SWORDS MICROGLÍA Ace of swords: microglia, the defenders of nervous tissue Introducing our Ace of Swords: microglia. A “micro” cell due to its size, but a “macro” cell due to its defense powers of the central nervous system. The brain...
by Instituto Cajal | Feb 2, 2024 | neurobaraja
WILD CARD OF WANDS POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION Wild card of Wands: PCR or POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION, a genetic technique that copies the cellular mechanisms of nucleic acid replication POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION, or PCR, was a technique unknown to non-specialists in...
by Instituto Cajal | Feb 2, 2024 | neurobaraja
KING OF WANDS CHARLES SCOTT SHERRINGTON King of Wands: CHARLES SCOTT SHERRINGTON (1857 – 1952), British “el Cajal” who gave his name to synapses and described the integrated action of the nervous system Cajal and Sherrington were parallel geniuses trapped by the...
