microglia

Noun

Meaning

neuroglial tissue of mesodermal origin that can become phagocytic

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But ongoing and cumulative assaults to the brain (e.g., fever, physical assault and emotional trauma) will cause the microglia to remain chronically up-regulated, causing them to continuously spew out inflammatory, tissue-destroying chemicals. Source: Internet

A robust, efficient method for deriving microglia, the immune cells of the brain, from human stem cells has been developed by researchers. Source: Internet

You have plaques, tangles, inflammation and microglia devouring that synapse. Source: Internet

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