Microglia in the aging brain

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 199-203

  Conde, Jessica R ^a   Streit, Wolfgang J ^a  

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

Author keywords

Aging; Neurodegeneration; Senescence

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; BRAIN; BRAIN ATROPHY; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL DENSITY; CELL LOSS; CELL STRUCTURE; GLIOSIS; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; MICROGLIA; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTIVE GLIOSIS; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; WHITE MATTER;

AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL AGING; HUMANS; MICROGLIA; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 33646797085     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jnen.0000202887.22082.63     Document Type: Review

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