Lessons Learned about Neurodegeneration from Microglia and Monocyte Depletion Studies

While bone marrow-derived Ly6Chi monocytes can infiltrate the central nervous system (CNS) they are developmentally and functionally distinct from resident microglia. Our understanding of the relative importance of these two populations in the distinct processes of pathogenesis and resolution of inf...

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Main Authors: Harald Lund, Melanie Pieber, Robert A. Harris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnagi.2017.00234/full