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The origin, structure and function of microglial cells are among the most controversial subjects in neurocytology. On the basis of extensive histological and experimental data del Rio Hortega (1919, 1932) (17, 18) developed the classical concept of microglia, proposing their mesodermal origin and their function as brain macrophages. Since then this concept has been confirmed as well as challenged and the vast literature reflects this controversy (for reviews see 19, 5, 16, 8, 1, 12, 14, 15, 6).
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Rieske-Shows, E., Tetzlaff, W., Czonkowska, A., Gräber, M., Kreutzberg, G.W. (1987). Microglia in Culture. In: Althaus, H.H., Seifert, W. (eds) Glial-Neuronal Communication in Development and Regeneration. NATO ASI Series, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71381-1_3
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