Transcriptome analysis of amoeboid and ramified microglia isolated from the corpus callosum of rat brain

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Microglia, the resident immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS), have two distinct phenotypes in the developing brain: amoeboid form, known to be amoeboid microglial cells (AMC) and ramified form, known to be ramified microg...

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Main Authors: Parakalan Rangarajan, Jiang Boran, Nimmi Baby, Janani Manivannan, Jayapal Manikandan, Lu Jia, Tay Samuel SW, Ling Eng-Ang, Dheen S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Neuroscience
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/13/64