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Strategies to increase the activity of microglia as efficient protectors of the brain against infections

In healthy individuals, infections of the central nervous system (CNS) are comparatively rare. Based on the ability of microglial cells to phagocytose and kill pathogens and on clinical findings in immunocompromised patients with CNS infections, we hypothesize that an intact microglial function is c...

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Autores principales: Nau, Roland, Ribes, Sandra, Djukic, Marija, Eiffert, Helmut
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4033068/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24904283
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2014.00138