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Modulating the inflammatory properties of activated microglia with Docosahexaenoic acid and Aspirin

BACKGROUND: Microglia are considered the “resident macrophages” of the brain. When in their resting state, microglia perform routine maintenance and immune surveillance. Once activated, either by injury or an immune stimulus, microglia secrete a variety of pro-inflammatory molecules, such as Nitric...

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Autores principales: Pettit, Lauren K, Varsanyi, Christopher, Tadros, James, Vassiliou, Evros
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3663775/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23398903
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-511X-12-16