Microglia are a type of glial cell located throughout the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system (CNS). Microglia account for about 10–15%...
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Microglia are the primary immune cells of the central nervous system, similar to peripheral macrophages. They respond to pathogens and injury by changing...
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hypertrophy of several different types of glial cells, including astrocytes, microglia, and oligodendrocytes. In its most extreme form, the proliferation associated...
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the central nervous system (CNS), including the brain and spinal cord, microglia are the resident innate immune cells that are activated in response to...
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these extrinsic cues for microglia and microglia themselves may produce proteins that amplify the response. The effect of microglia on neurons that leads...
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such as monocytes, macrophages, osteoclasts, myeloid dendritic cells, microglia, and Paneth cells. CSF1R expression is controlled by two alternative promoters...
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Cellular extensions (section Microglia)
pancreatic stellate cells, dendritic cells, oligodendrocytes, and others. Microglia, which are notably smaller than macroglia, can also extend their foot...
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Effector cell (section Microglia as effector cells)
productive cytotoxic effector cells that are capable of lysing tumor cells Microglia, a glial effector cell that reconstructs the Central nervous system after...
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function. Neuroglial cells are classified as follows: Microglial cells: Microglia are macrophage cells that make up the primary immune system for the CNS...
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