The role of purinergic signaling in microglial responses

Microglia, the primary immune cells in the central nervous system (CNS), are key to the maintenance of homeostasis in the brain parenchyma. In the intact brain, microglia continuously survey the microenvironment with ramified processes. Upon disease and/or damage, they rapidly convert into an amoebo...

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Main Authors: Yaling Hu, Zhihua Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tsinghua University Press 2021-01-01
Series:Stress and Brain
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Online Access:https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.26599/SAB.2020.9060005