Microglia: A new frontier for synaptic plasticity, learning and memory, and neurodegenerative disease research

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 105, Issue , 2013, Pages 40-53

  Morris, Gary P ^a,b   Clark, Ian A ^c   Zinn, Raphael ^a,b   Vissel, Bryce ^a,b  

^a GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Learning and memory; Microglia; Neural plasticity; Neurodegenerative disease; Synapses

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL STRUCTURE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DENDRITIC SPINE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; MICROGLIA; NERVE CELL CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; STRUCTURAL PLASTICITY; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

ASTROCYTES; LEARNING AND MEMORY; MICROGLIA; NEURAL PLASTICITY; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE; SYNAPSES;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; HUMANS; LEARNING; MEMORY; MICE; MICROGLIA; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RATS;

EID: 84884204132     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: 10959564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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