Definition of Microglia. Meaning of Microglia. Synonyms of Microglia

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Definition of Microglia

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Meaning of Microglia from wikipedia

- Microglia are a type of glial cell located throughout the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system (CNS). Microglia account for about 10–15%...
- Microglia are the primary immune cells of the central nervous system, similar to peripheral macrophages. They respond to pathogens and injury by changing...
- oligodendrocytes (that produce myelin), astrocytes, ependymal cells and microglia, and in the peripheral nervous system they include Schwann cells (that...
- hypertrophy of several different types of glial cells, including astrocytes, microglia, and oligodendrocytes. In its most extreme form, the proliferation ****ociated...
- such as monocytes, macrophages, osteoclasts, myeloid dendritic cells, microglia, and Paneth cells. CSF1R expression is controlled by two alternative promoters...
- productive cytotoxic effector cells that are capable of lysing tumor cells Microglia, a glial effector cell that reconstructs the Central nervous system after...
- these extrinsic cues for microglia and microglia themselves may produce proteins that amplify the response. The effect of microglia on neurons that leads...
- the central nervous system (CNS), including the brain and spinal cord, microglia are the resident innate immune cells that are activated in response to...
- pancreatic stellate cells, dendritic cells, oligodendrocytes, and others. Microglia, which are notably smaller than macroglia, can also extend their end-processes...
- have also been linked to allodynia. For example, there are reports that microglia in the thalamus might contribute to allodynia by changing the properties...