Microglia facilitate and stabilize the response to general anesthesia via modulating the neuronal network in a brain region-specific manner
General anesthesia leads to a loss of consciousness and an unrousable state in patients. Although general anesthetics are widely used in clinical practice, their underlying mechanisms remain elusive. The potential involvement of nonneuronal cells is unknown. Microglia are important immune cells in t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2023-12-01
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Series: | eLife |
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/92252 |