The microglial "activation" continuum: from innate to adaptive responses

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Microglia are innate immune cells of myeloid origin that take up residence in the central nervous system (CNS) during embryogenesis. While classically regarded as macrophage-like cells, it is becoming increasingly clear that reactive microglia play more diverse r...

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Main Authors: Nikolic Veljko, Town Terrence, Tan Jun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-10-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
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Online Access:http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/2/1/24