Deciphering resting microglial morphology and process motility from a synaptic prospect

Microglia, the resident immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS), were traditionally believed to be set into action only in case of injury or disease. Accordingly, microglia were assumed to be inactive or resting in the healthy brain. However, recent studies revealed that microglia carry out...

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Main Authors: Ines eHristovska, Olivier ePascual
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
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ATP
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnint.2015.00073/full