Microglia phagocytose myelin sheaths to modify developmental myelination
Microglia phagocytose myelin sheaths to modify developmental myelination
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New York: Nature Publishing Group US
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New York: Nature Publishing Group US
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During development, oligodendrocytes contact and wrap neuronal axons with myelin. Similarly to neurons and synapses, excess myelin sheaths are produced and selectively eliminated, but how elimination occurs is unknown. Microglia, the resident immune cells of the central nervous system, engulf surplus neurons and synapses. To determine whether micro...
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Microglia phagocytose myelin sheaths to modify developmental myelination
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7483351
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7483351
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1097-6256
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1546-1726
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10.1038/s41593-020-0654-2
