title: Characterization of brain microglia and the biological significance in the central nervous system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurochemistry, National Institute of Neuroscience, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kohsaka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology*; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000502:physiology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology*; D002469:Cell Separation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000502:physiology*; D005341:Fibrinolysin / Q000502:physiology; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology; D010196:Pancreatic Elastase / Q000502:physiology; D010960:Plasminogen Activators / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D010450:Endopeptidases; D010960:Plasminogen Activators; D010196:Pancreatic Elastase; D005341:Fibrinolysin