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Definition of Microglia
1. Noun. Neuroglial tissue of mesodermal origin that can become phagocytic.
Definition of Microglia
1. Noun. (biology) The glial cells of the immune system; they can function as phagocytes ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Microglia
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Microglia
Literary usage of Microglia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"A microglia culture can be obtained from these mixed glia cultures by plating of
the media removed after 2 hr of shaking. Cells are allowed to attach to ..."
2. Problems of Drug Dependence: Proceedings of the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting by Louie S. Harrie (1999)
"Infected macrophages or microglia may release an NMDA-like neurotoxin that ...
Quinolinic acid is released from these microglia as well as from neurons and ..."
3. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"... while some had elongated nuclei and were presumably microglia (Fig. 4).
Although the tumours were not particularly vascular, blood vessel walls in the ..."
4. The Neuroscience of Mental Health: A Report on Neuroscience Research edited by Stephen H. Koslow (1997)
"In recent years, investigators have learned that microglia and astrocytes can
release cytokines to stimulate an immune response. ..."
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