Microglial cells fulfill a variety of different tasks within the CNS mainly related to both immune response and maintaining homeostasis. The following are some of the major known functions carried out by these cells.[citation needed] Scavenging In addition to being very sensitive to small changes in their environment, each microglial cell also physically surveys itsContinue reading “Microglia cells survey synapses by engulfing them”
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Early synapse loss to Alzheimer’s disease
This article is about synapses of the nervous system. For other uses, see Synapse (disambiguation). Structure of a typical chemical synapse Postsynaptic density Voltage- gated Ca++ channel Synaptic vesicle Neurotransmitter transporter Receptor Neurotransmitter Axon terminal Synaptic cleft Dendrite In the nervous system, a synapse[1] is a structure that permits a neuron (or nerve cell) to pass an electrical or chemical signal toContinue reading “Early synapse loss to Alzheimer’s disease”