Microglia: Activation and their significance in the central nervous system

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 169-175

  Nakajima, Kazuyuki ^a,b   Kohsaka, Shinichi ^b  

^a SOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytotoxic molecules; Microglia; Neurotrophic molecules; Pathology; Phagocytes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; BRAIN INJURY; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL STRUCTURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; MICROGLIA; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTE; REVIEW; SCAVENGING SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA; LETHRINIDAE;

EID: 0034866550     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a002969     Document Type: Review

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