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Microglia express distinct M1 and M2 phenotypic markers in the postnatal and adult central nervous system in male and female mice.
Journal of neuroscience research - 1 Sept 2013
Crain Jessica M, Nikodemova Maria, Watters Jyoti J
Abstract excerpt
Although microglial activation is associated with all CNS disorders, many of which are sexually dimorphic or age-dependent, little is known about whether microglial basal gene expression is altered with age in the healthy CNS or whether it is sex dependent. Analysis of microglia from the brains of 3-day (P3)- to 12-month-old male and female C57Bl/6 mice revealed distinct gene expression profiles during postnatal...
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