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Microglial dynamics after axotomy-induced retinal ganglion cell death
BACKGROUND: Microglial cells (MCs) are the sentries of the central nervous system. In health, they are known as surveying MCs because they examine the tissue to maintain the homeostasis. In disease, they activate and, among other functions, become phagocytic to clean the cellular debris. In this wor...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5679427/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29121969 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12974-017-0982-7 |