Review: Microglia of the aged brain: Primed to be activated and resistant to regulation

Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-34

  Norden, D M ^a   Godbout, J P ^a,b  

^a Department of Neuroscience ^*  (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Behaviour; Brain; Inflammation; Microglia

Indexed keywords

MINOCYCLINE; ROSIGLITAZONE;

AGING; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; INNATE IMMUNITY; MICROGLIA; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INFLAMMATION; MICROGLIA;

EID: 84872733391     PISSN: 03051846     EISSN: 13652990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2012.01306.x     Document Type: Review

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