microglia

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They have shown that by stimulating a brain cell called a microglia the cells will partially engulf the senile plaques which are abundant in post mortem AD brain.

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  1. noun Any of the small neuroglial cells of the central nervous system having long processes and amoeboid and phagocytic activity at sites of neural damage or inflammation.

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  • The causes of most common forms of Parkinson's remain poorly understood, but the disease is generally associated with an inflammatory component involving cells known as microglia, the researchers explained. —  EurekAlert! - Breaking News
  • They have shown that by stimulating a brain cell called a microglia the cells will partially engulf the senile plaques which are abundant in post mortem AD brain. —  ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds
  • In GFP+ / + mice, 83\% of splenocytes, 55\% of microglia, and 29\% of mDC were observed to be GFP —  PLoS Medicine: New Articles
  • In WT mice 2\% of splenocytes, 0. 05\% of microglia, and 0\% of mDC were observed to be GFP —  PLoS Medicine: New Articles
  • IGF-I and microglia / macrophage proliferation in the ischemic mouse brain —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
 

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