Microglia: An Active Player in the Regulation of Synaptic Activity

Synaptic plasticity is critical for elaboration and adaptation in the developing and developed brain. It is well established that astrocytes play an important role in the maintenance of what has been dubbed “the tripartite synapse”. Increasing evidence shows that a fourth cell type, microglia, is cr...

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Main Authors: Kyungmin Ji, Jeremy Miyauchi, Stella E. Tsirka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/627325
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