M MissMedicine Senior Member Verified Member 20+ Year Member Jun 25, 2004 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad what is the origin of microglia? is it the same as macros? in the beg. part of FA they say mesodermal, but q bank said neuroectoderm. any thoughts
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad what is the origin of microglia? is it the same as macros? in the beg. part of FA they say mesodermal, but q bank said neuroectoderm. any thoughts
Jalopycat Full Member 15+ Year Member 20+ Year Member Jun 25, 2004 #2 I believe they are derived from macrophages/monocytes. And if I remember right, so are osteoclasts. Upvote 0 Downvote
S StringBean Senior Member 5+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Jun 25, 2004 #3 I second that! Upvote 0 Downvote
F fernj1975 Member 7+ Year Member 15+ Year Member 20+ Year Member Jun 26, 2004 #4 Jalopycat said: I believe they are derived from macrophages/monocytes. And if I remember right, so are osteoclasts. Click to expand... You are absolutely correct. Here is a link for you that should carify it. http://www.biochem.northwestern.edu/holmgren/Glossary/Definitions/Def-M/microglia.html Upvote 0 Downvote
Jalopycat said: I believe they are derived from macrophages/monocytes. And if I remember right, so are osteoclasts. Click to expand... You are absolutely correct. Here is a link for you that should carify it. http://www.biochem.northwestern.edu/holmgren/Glossary/Definitions/Def-M/microglia.html
