Microglial interactions with synapses are modulated by visual experience.

Microglia are the immune cells of the brain. In the absence of pathological insult, their highly motile processes continually survey the brain parenchyma and transiently contact synaptic elements. Aside from monitoring, their physiological roles at synapses are not known. To gain insight into possib...

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Main Authors: Marie-Ève Tremblay, Rebecca L Lowery, Ania K Majewska
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/2901cc57fc764b1693c36894480febb0
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