Cellular and molecular characterization of microglia: A unique immune cell population

Frontiers in Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue MAR, 2017, Pages

  Sousa, Carole ^a,b   Biber, Knut ^c,d   Michelucci, Alessandro ^a,b  

^a LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Luxembourg)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Genome wide; microglia history; Microgliome; Rio Hortega; Technology

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CELL POPULATION; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; IDENTITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; MICROGLIA; ONTOGENY; TURNOVER TIME;

EID: 85017151621     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16643224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00198     Document Type: Review

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