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Article: Microglia: The Brain's First Responders, Bilbo, Stevens

Discussion in 'Other health news and research' started by Indigophoton, Dec 1, 2017.

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  1. Indigophoton

    Indigophoton Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    An interesting and accessible article describing some aspects of the state of the art understanding of what microglial cells are, what they do, and how they do it.


    http://www.dana.org/Cerebrum/2017/Microglia__The_Brain_s_First_Responders/#

    (Although microglial cells may well be involved in ME this article is not about ME, so hope this is the right part of the forum in which to post).
     
    Indigophoton, Dec 1, 2017
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  2. Woolie

    Woolie Senior Member

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    Great article. A few key highlights for the brain-fogged:
     
    Woolie, Dec 1, 2017
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