Microglia through MFG-E8 signaling decrease the density of degenerating neurons and protect the brain from the development of cortical infarction after stroke

• Eric Yuhsiang Wang,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

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• Hank Szuhan Chen,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

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• Meng-Chih Wu,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

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• Ya Lan Yang,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

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• Hwai-Lee Wang,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

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• Che-Wei Liu,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

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• Ted Weita Lai

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: ted.weita@me.com

  Affiliations Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Neuroscience and Brain Disease Center, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Drug Development Center, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Translational Medicine Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6229-4134

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