Microglia states and nomenclature: A field at its crossroads

2022/11/01 by Rosa Chiara Paolicelli, Rosa C. Paolicelli, Amanda Sierra +118 · 27 citations
Immunology and Microbiology · Medicine · Neuroscience · #Chemokine receptors and signaling #Immune cells in cancer #Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2022.10.020

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