Genetic targeting of microglia

GLIA

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-22

  Wieghofer, Peter ^a   Knobeloch, Klaus Peter ^a   Prinz, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

CX3< inf>CR1; CX3< inf>CR1 Cre; CX3< inf>CR1 Cre ERT2; Labeling; Manipulation; Microglia; Targeting; Yolk sac

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GENETICS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; MICROGLIA; MONOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MICROGLIA; MONOCYTES;

EID: 84911388342     PISSN: 08941491     EISSN: 10981136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/glia.22727     Document Type: Review

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