| Literature DB >> 24582000 |
Sameh K Wasseff1, Steven S Scherer2.
Abstract
We investigated whether microglia form gap junctions with themselves, or with astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, or neurons in vivo in normal mouse brains, and in pathological conditions that induce microglial activation - brain injury and a model of Alzheimer's disease. Although microglia are in close physical proximity to glia and neurons, they do not form functional gap junctions under these pathological conditions.Entities:
Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; Astrocytes; Brain injury; Gap junctions; Microglia; Oligodendrocytes
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24582000 PMCID: PMC4048983 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2014.02.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neuroimmunol ISSN: 0165-5728 Impact factor: 3.478