Effects of long-term and brain-wide colonization of peripheral bone marrow-derived myeloid cells in the CNS
Abstract Background Microglia, the primary resident myeloid cells of the brain, play critical roles in immune defense by maintaining tissue homeostasis and responding to injury or disease. However, microglial activation and dysfunction has been implicated in a number of central nervous system (CNS)...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Neuroinflammation |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12974-020-01931-0 |