Microglia in Alzheimer’s Disease: Activated, Dysfunctional or Degenerative

Microglial activation has been considered a crucial player in the pathological process of multiple human neurodegenerative diseases. In some of these pathologies, such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or Multiple Sclerosis, the immune system and microglial cells (as part of the cerebral immunity) pl...

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Main Authors: Victoria Navarro, Elisabeth Sanchez-Mejias, Sebastian Jimenez, Clara Muñoz-Castro, Raquel Sanchez-Varo, Jose C. Davila, Marisa Vizuete, Antonia Gutierrez, Javier Vitorica
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnagi.2018.00140/full