Subventricular zone microglia possess a unique capacity for massive in vitro expansion.

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Microglia, the resident immune cells of the brain, have recently been hypothesized to play a role both in neuronal diseases and age-related neurogenic decline, and are theorized to be modulators of adult neurogenesis. Current methods for the isolation of microglia from cultured primary brain tissue result in relatively poor yield, requiring a large tissue sample or multiple specimens to obtain a sufficient number...

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