Never-resting microglia: physiological roles in the healthy brain and pathological implications

Front Cell Neurosci. 2014 Aug 15:8:240. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2014.00240. eCollection 2014.

¹ Ikerbasque Foundation, University of the Basque Country EHU/UPV Bilbao, Spain.
² Axe Neurosciences, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec, Université Laval Québec, Canada.
³ Division of Brain Circuits, National Institute for Basic Biology, NINS Okazaki, Japan.

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Keywords: disease; health; microglia; neurogenesis; neuroprotection; phagocytosis; phenotype; synapses.