Thrombin‐Induced Activation of Cultured Rodent Microglia
Open Access
- 1 October 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Neurochemistry
- Vol. 75 (4), 1539-1547
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.0751539.x
Abstract
Microglia are the resident immune cells of the CNS. Upon brain damage, these cells are rapidly activated and function as tissue macrophages. The first steps in this activation still re...Keywords
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