The spider effect: morphological and orienting classification of microglia in response to stimuli in vivo.

The different morphological stages of microglial activation have not yet been described in detail. We transected the olfactory bulb of rats and examined the activation of the microglial system histologically. Six stages of bidirectional microglial activation (A) and deactivation (R) were observed: f...

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Main Authors: Rahul A Jonas, Ti-Fei Yuan, Yu-Xiang Liang, Jost B Jonas, David K C Tay, Rutledge G Ellis-Behnke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3283598?pdf=render