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Microglia

Microglia are a type of glial cell located throughout the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system (CNS). Microglia account for about around 5–10% of cells found within the brain. As the resident macrophage cells, they act as the first and main form of active immune defense in the CNS. Microglia originate in the yolk sac under tightly…

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FMA
54539
MeSH
D017628
Precursor
Primitive yolk-sac derived macrophage
System
Central nervous system
TH
H2.00.06.2.00004, H2.00.06.2.01025

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Microglia

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Triples149
Avg. degree1.99
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related to history · 25
Microglia → After, At, Babeș, Cajal, For, Franz Nissl, He, Hickey, II, Kimura, MHC, Nissl, Oxford University, Pio Del Rio-Hortega's, Pío, Rio Hortega, Río Hortega, Santiago Ramón, The, The Spanish
related to Extracellular signaling · 19
Microglia → Additional, Another, As, B-cell, Finally, IFN-γ, IL-1, IL-10, IL-8, In, MDC, Microglia-produced TNF-α, MIP-3β, PGE2, T-cells, T-helper, TGF-β, Th1, This
related to Sensome genetics · 15
Microglia → DAP12, For, Genes, HEXB, In, It, Microglial, P2ry12, RNA, RNA-seq, Sensome, The, These, This, TYROBP
related to External links · 13
Microglia → April, Brief Introduction, Creeping, Head, Immune Scavengers Target Alzheimer's, Microglial Cell, Neuroscience, Neuroscience Information Framework, Plaques, Review, Science Creative Quarterly, The Department, WikiversityNIF Search
related to Clinical significance · 12
Microglia → Additionally, Alzheimer's, As, In, OCD, PANDAS, Parkinson's, Since, There, Therefore, They, Tourette
related to Aging · 8
Microglia → Accumulation, Activation, Alzheimer's, Another, DNA, IL-1, These, To
related to Juxtavascular · 8
Microglia → Confusion, II, In, Juxtavascular, Like, MHC, Perivascular, Unlike
related to Ramified · 8
Microglia → Although, CNS, I/II, MHC, Ramified, The, This, Unlike
related to Development · 7
Microglia → Additionally, CSF1R, For, However, Like, Monocytes, Yolk
related to Scavenging · 7
Microglia → DNA, During, In, Post, There, This, While

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MicrogliaFMA545391.00infobox
MicrogliaMeSHD0176281.00infobox
MicrogliaPrecursorPrimitive yolk-sac derived macrophage1.00infobox
MicrogliaSystemCentral nervous system1.00infobox
MicrogliaTHH2.00.06.2.00004, H2.00.06.2.010251.00infobox
Microgliarelated to ActivatedActivated0.60section
Microgliarelated to ActivatedAIF-10.60section
Microgliarelated to AgingActivation0.60section
Microgliarelated to AgingTo0.60section
Microgliarelated to AgingAccumulation0.60section
Microgliarelated to AgingThese0.60section
Microgliarelated to AgingIL-10.60section

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