The Lifespan and Turnover of Microglia in the Human Brain
The hematopoietic system seeds the CNS with microglial progenitor cells during the fetal period, but the subsequent cell generation dynamics and maintenance of this population have been poorly understood. We report that microglia, unlike most other hematopoietic lineages, renew slowly at a median ra...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Cell Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124717309439 |