Microglial Morphology and Dynamic Behavior Is Regulated by Ionotropic Glutamatergic and GABAergic Neurotransmission

Aurora M. Fontainhas; Minhua Wang; Katharine J. Liang; Shan Chen; Pradeep Mettu; Mausam Damani; Robert N. Fariss; Wei Li; Wai T. Wong

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0015973

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Microglial Morphology and Dynamic Behavior Is Regulated by Ionotropic Glutamatergic and GABAergic Neurotransmission

Aurora M. Fontainhas,

Affiliation Unit on Neuron-Glia Interactions in Retinal Disease, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Minhua Wang,

Affiliation Unit on Neuron-Glia Interactions in Retinal Disease, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Katharine J. Liang,

Affiliation Unit on Neuron-Glia Interactions in Retinal Disease, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Shan Chen,

Affiliation Unit on Retinal Neurophysiology, National Eye Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Pradeep Mettu,

Affiliation Unit on Neuron-Glia Interactions in Retinal Disease, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Mausam Damani,

Affiliation Unit on Neuron-Glia Interactions in Retinal Disease, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Robert N. Fariss,

Affiliation Biological Imaging Core, Office of the Scientific Director, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Wei Li,

Affiliation Unit on Retinal Neurophysiology, National Eye Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Wai T. Wong

* E-mail: wongw@nei.nih.gov

Affiliation Unit on Neuron-Glia Interactions in Retinal Disease, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Microglial Morphology and Dynamic Behavior Is Regulated by Ionotropic Glutamatergic and GABAergic Neurotransmission

Aurora M. Fontainhas,
Minhua Wang,
Katharine J. Liang,
Shan Chen,
Pradeep Mettu,
Mausam Damani,
Robert N. Fariss,
Wei Li,
Wai T. Wong

Published: January 25, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0015973

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