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Title |
A novel role for microglia in minimizing excitotoxicity
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Published in |
BMC Biology, January 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1741-7007-10-7 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Mariko L Howe, Ben A Barres |
Abstract |
Microglia are the abundant, resident myeloid cells of the central nervous system (CNS) that become rapidly activated in response to injury or inflammation. While most studies of microglia focus on this phenomenon, little is known about the function of 'resting' microglia, which possess fine, branching cellular processes. Biber and colleagues, in a recent paper in Journal of Neuroinflammation, report that ramified microglia can limit excitotoxicity, an important insight for understanding mechanisms that limit neuron death in CNS disease. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 5 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
Netherlands | 1 | 20% |
France | 1 | 20% |
Switzerland | 1 | 20% |
Unknown | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 20% |
Scientists | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 76 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 1 | 1% |
Germany | 1 | 1% |
Ireland | 1 | 1% |
Belgium | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 72 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Researcher | 20 | 26% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 17% |
Student > Bachelor | 10 | 13% |
Student > Master | 7 | 9% |
Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 8% |
Other | 14 | 18% |
Unknown | 6 | 8% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 27 | 36% |
Neuroscience | 21 | 28% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 9% |
Chemistry | 3 | 4% |
Psychology | 2 | 3% |
Other | 7 | 9% |
Unknown | 9 | 12% |