Microglia are a type of small macrophage-like glial cell in the central nervous system. Microglia can engage in phagocytosis, and are involved in immune responses within, as well as the ...
Campus Chemical Instrument Center, Mass Spectrometry & Proteomics Facility, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA ...
In healthy brains, immune cells called microglia patrol for damage, clearing away debris and harmful proteins. But in the presence of the APOE4 protein—the most important genetic risk factor for ...