Microglia Xenotransplantation Seminar Flashcards
1
Q
What is the lifetime of microglia?
A
In mice- 40-50 months in the cortex and midbrain, only 8 months in the olfactory bulb
2
Q
Why is it important to study microglia in humans?
A
Mice and humans have different environments for the microglia, so mouse studies are not fully representative of what is seen in the human
3
Q
Mancusso et al 2019
A
Paper the lecture is based on
