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Microglia: The Brain's First Responders.

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: New knowledge about microglia is so fresh that it’s not even in the textbooks yet. Microglia are cells that help guide brain development and serve as its immune system helpers by gobbling up diseased or damaged cells and discarding cellular debris. Our authors believe that microglia might hold the key to understanding not just normal brain development, but also what causes Alzheimer’s disease, Huntington’s disease, autism, schizophrenia, and other intractable brain disorders.

Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)

Authors: Staci Bilbo, Beth Stevens

Language: English

Topic: Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Subfield: Neurology

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W3004061082

FWCI: 1.182

Cites: 55

Cited by: 47

Related to: 10