title: Physiological function of microglia.
abstract: Broad interest in the rapidly advancing field of microglial involvement in forming neural circuits is evident from the fresh findings published in leading journals. This special issue of Neuron Glia Biology contains a special collection of research articles and reviews concerning the new appreciation of microglial function in the normal physiology of the brain that extends beyond their traditionally understood role in pathology.
authors.affiliation: Nervous System Development and Plasticity Section, The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. hirowake@nibb.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wake
authors.forename: R Douglas
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Fields
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D017628:Microglia / Q000502:physiology*