Microglial Phenotype and Adaptation

Bart J. L. Eggen1, Divya Raj1, Uwe‐Karsten Hanisch2, Hendrikus Boddeke1
1Department of Neuroscience, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
2Institute of Neuropathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

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