The roles of microglia in response to pathological stimuli in the brain
As the principal immune cell of the brain, microglia cells are responsible for monitoring the activity of other cells in the CNS, and are able to respond to harmful stimuli with a myriad of supportive and defensive mechanisms. With these capacities, microglia are involved in numerous diseases of the...
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University of British Columbia
2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/8449 |