The role of microglial cellular senescence in the aging and Alzheimer diseased brain

Rejuvenation Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 82-85

  Flanary, Barry ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CELL DEATH; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL TYPE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TELOMERE;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN; CELL AGING; HUMANS; MICROGLIA;

EID: 20544462158     PISSN: 15491684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/rej.2005.8.82     Document Type: Review

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