Microglia innately develop within cerebral organoids

Autor: Paul R. Ormel, Renata Vieira de Sá, Emma J. van Bodegraven, Henk Karst, Oliver Harschnitz, Marjolein A. M. Sneeboer, Lill Eva Johansen, Roland E. van Dijk, Nicky Scheefhals, Amber Berdenis van Berlekom, Eduardo Ribes Martínez, Sandra Kling, Harold D. MacGillavry, Leonard H. van den Berg, René S. Kahn, Elly M. Hol, Lot D. de Witte, R. Jeroen Pasterkamp
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06684-2
Popis: Brain organoid models reported to date lack cells of mesodermal origin, such as microglia. Here, the authors demonstrate that mature microglia-like cells are generated within their cerebral organoid model, providing new avenues for studying human microglia in a three-dimensional brain environment.
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