Microglial microvesicles secretion and intercellular signalling

Microvesicles (MVs) are released from almost all cell brain types into the microenvironment and are emerging as a novel way of cell-to-cell communication. This review focuses on MVs discharged by microglial cells, the brain resident myeloid cells, which comprise approximately 10-12% of brain populat...

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Main Authors: Elena eTurola, Roberto eFurlan, Fabio eBianco, Michela eMatteoli, Claudia eVerderio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2012.00149/full