In situ dividing and phagocytosing retinal microglia express nestin, vimentin, and NG2 in vivo.

<h4>Background</h4>Following injury, microglia become activated with subsets expressing nestin as well as other neural markers. Moreover, cerebral microglia can give rise to neurons in vitro. In a previous study, we analysed the proliferation potential and nestin re-expression of retinal...

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Main Authors: Stefanie G Wohl, Christian W Schmeer, Thomas Friese, Otto W Witte, Stefan Isenmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21850226/?tool=EBI