Aging microglia-phenotypes, functions and implications for age-related neurodegenerative diseases

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue JUN, 2017, Pages

  Spittau, Björn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer's disease (AD); Microglia; Neurodegeneration; Parkinson's disease (PD)

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INNATE IMMUNITY; MACROPHAGE; MICROGLIA; MOUSE; NERVOUS SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; RAT; RISK FACTOR; TELOMERE;

EID: 85020876596     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16634365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2017.00194     Document Type: Article

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