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A novel role for microglia in minimizing excitotoxicity

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Title
A novel role for microglia in minimizing excitotoxicity
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BMC Biology, January 2012
DOI 10.1186/1741-7007-10-7
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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.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 1%
Germany 1 1%
Ireland 1 1%
Belgium 1 1%
Unknown 72 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
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 %
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%