Cellular Basis of Pineal Gland Development: Emerging Role of Microglia as Phenotype Regulator.

The adult pineal gland is composed of pinealocytes, astrocytes, microglia, and other interstitial cells that have been described in detail. However, factors that contribute to pineal development have not been fully elucidated, nor have pineal cell lineages been well characterized. We applied systema...

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Main Authors: María P Ibañez Rodriguez, Stephen C Noctor, Estela M Muñoz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5115862?pdf=render