Microglial Response to Brain Injury: A Brief Synopsis

Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 28-30

  Streit, Wolfgang J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cell death; Microglia activation; neurodegeneration; neuron microglia interaction; neuronal injury; neuropathology; reactive gliosis

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; GLIOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MICROGLIA; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN INJURIES; GLIOSIS; HUMANS; MICROGLIA;

EID: 0033980264     PISSN: 01926233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019262330002800104     Document Type: Article

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