Microglia
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Synonyms: Resident macrophages,microglial cell
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Microglia are a type of glial cell that are the resident macrophages of the brain and spinal cord, and thus act as the first and main form of active immune defense in the central nervous system (CNS). Microglia constitute 20% of the total glial cell population within the brain.
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- has_type some Ameboid
- has_type some Juxtavascular cell
- has_type some Gitter cell
- has_type some Ramified cell
- has_type some Activated phagocytic cell
- has_type some Perivascular cell
- has_type some Activated non-phagocytic cell