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Osteopetrotic (op/op) mice have reduced microglia, no Aβ deposition, and no changes in dopaminergic neurons

BACKGROUND: Activation of microglia is a part of the inflammatory response in neurodegenerative diseases but its role in the pathophysiology of these diseases is still unclear. The osteopetrotic (op/op) mouse lacks colony-stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1) and thus has a deficiency in microglia and macrop...

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Autores principales: Kondo, Yoichi, Lemere, Cynthia A, Seabrook, Timothy J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2234402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18093340
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-2094-4-31