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Abstract
Microglia are the primary phagocytes of the central nervous system. They eliminate excess functional connections between neurons to sculpt neuronal circuits during development and throughout adulthood. Understanding how microglia recognize and prune synapses during development is providing insight into synapse loss and dysfunction in disease.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27459063 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2016.07.006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Dev Cell ISSN: 1534-5807 Impact factor: 12.270