Differences of Microglia in the Brain and the Spinal Cord

Microglia were previously regarded as a homogenous myeloid cell lineage in the mammalian central nervous system (CNS). However, accumulating evidences show that microglia in the brain and SC are quite different in development, cellular phenotypes and biological functions. Although this is a very int...

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Main Authors: Fang-Ling Xuan, Keerthana Chithanathan, Kersti Lilleväli, Xiaodong Yuan, Li Tian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fncel.2019.00504/full