Microglial Phagocytosis and Its Regulation: A Therapeutic Target in Parkinson’s Disease?

The role of phagocytosis in the neuroprotective function of microglia has been appreciated for a long time, but only more recently a dysregulation of this process has been recognized in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Indeed, microglia play several critical roles in central nervous system (CNS), such as c...

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Main Authors: Elzbieta Janda, Laura Boi, Anna R. Carta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnmol.2018.00144/full

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