Open AccessMicroglial Interactions with Synapses Are Modulated by Visual Experience
Author(s) -
MarieÈve Tremblay,
Rebecca L. Lowery,
Ania K. Majewska
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000527
Subject(s) - microglia , biology , neuroscience , synapse , dendritic spine , extracellular , neuropil , visual cortex , microbiology and biotechnology , central nervous system , inflammation , hippocampal formation , immunology
Microglia, the brain's immune cells, show unique interactions with nearby synaptic elements under non-pathological conditions that are sensitive to changes in sensory experience.
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