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Newest in this topic

  1. A novel phenotype of B cells associated with enhanced phagocytic capability and chemotactic function after ischemic stroke 2023-11-01
  2. ABCA7 Mediates Phagocytic Clearance of Amyloid-β in the Brain 2016-09-01
  3. Phagocytic clearance in neurodegeneration 2011-04-01

Studies

3 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2011 to 2023

Top journals

  • Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 1
  • Neural regeneration research 1
  • The American journal of pathology 1

Newest first, then by address. Each study has a usefulness score out of 100 (rubric version 4.0); tap a score to see what makes it up. Tags were assigned automatically from each study's title and summary. The same studies as a filter in the library.

  1. A novel phenotype of B cells associated with enhanced phagocytic capability and chemotactic function after ischemic stroke

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Neural regeneration research 2023-11-01 TREM2 and immune genetics

    Accumulating evidence has demonstrated the involvement of B cells in neuroinflammation and neuroregeneration.

  2. ABCA7 Mediates Phagocytic Clearance of Amyloid-β in the Brain

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2016-09-01 Genetics

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by dementia and abnormal deposits of aggregated amyloid-β in the brain.

  3. Phagocytic clearance in neurodegeneration

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The American journal of pathology 2011-04-01 Brain scans and imaging

    The cellular and molecular mechanisms of phagocytic clearance of apoptotic cells and debris have been intensely studied in invertebrate model organisms and in the mammalian immune system.

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