Microglia Modulate Wiring of the Embryonic Forebrain

Dysfunction of microglia, the tissue macrophages of the brain, has been associated with the etiology of several neuropsychiatric disorders. Consistently, microglia have been shown to regulate neurogenesis and synaptic maturation at perinatal and postnatal stages. However, microglia invade the brain...

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Main Authors: Paola Squarzoni, Guillaume Oller, Guillaume Hoeffel, Lorena Pont-Lezica, Philippe Rostaing, Donovan Low, Alain Bessis, Florent Ginhoux, Sonia Garel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124714006263