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A novel role for microglia in minimizing excitotoxicity

Microglia are the abundant, resident myeloid cells of the central nervous system (CNS) that become rapidly activated in response to injury or inflammation. While most studies of microglia focus on this phenomenon, little is known about the function of 'resting' microglia, which possess fin...

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Autores principales: Howe, Mariko L, Barres, Ben A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3269391/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22293401
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-10-7