Citation

Kettenmann H. Nat. Neurosci. 2006; 9(12): 1463-1464.

Affiliation

Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Strasse 10, 13082 Berlin, Germany. kettenmann@mdc-berlin.de

Comment On:

Nat Neurosci 2006;9(12):1512-9.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1038/nn1206-1463

PMID

17128280

Abstract

Microglia, the brain's intrinsic immune cells, rapidly sense brain injury and help clear cellular debris. Haynes et al. now show that P2Y12 receptors are critical for activating microglia and directing them to the site of injury.

Language: en