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Microglia Sculpt Sex Differences in Social Behavior.

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Smith, CJ; Bilbo, SD
Published in: Neuron
April 2019

Microglia are increasingly recognized as developmental sculptors of neural circuits. In this issue of Neuron, VanRyzin et al. (2019) demonstrate a novel mechanism by which endocannabinoids drive microglia to phagocytose newborn astrocytes in the medial amygdala of male rats, promoting sex differences in social play behavior.

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Neuron

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EISSN

1097-4199

ISSN

0896-6273

Publication Date

April 2019

Volume

102

Issue

2

Start / End Page

275 / 277

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Behavior
  • Sex Characteristics
  • Rats
  • Phagocytosis
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Microglia
  • Male
  • Female
  • Endocannabinoids
  • Animals
 

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Smith, C. J., & Bilbo, S. D. (2019). Microglia Sculpt Sex Differences in Social Behavior. Neuron, 102(2), 275–277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2019.03.039
Smith, Caroline J., and Staci D. Bilbo. “Microglia Sculpt Sex Differences in Social Behavior.Neuron 102, no. 2 (April 2019): 275–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2019.03.039.
Smith CJ, Bilbo SD. Microglia Sculpt Sex Differences in Social Behavior. Neuron. 2019 Apr;102(2):275–7.
Smith, Caroline J., and Staci D. Bilbo. “Microglia Sculpt Sex Differences in Social Behavior.Neuron, vol. 102, no. 2, Apr. 2019, pp. 275–77. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2019.03.039.
Smith CJ, Bilbo SD. Microglia Sculpt Sex Differences in Social Behavior. Neuron. 2019 Apr;102(2):275–277.
Journal cover image

Published In

Neuron

DOI

EISSN

1097-4199

ISSN

0896-6273

Publication Date

April 2019

Volume

102

Issue

2

Start / End Page

275 / 277

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Behavior
  • Sex Characteristics
  • Rats
  • Phagocytosis
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Microglia
  • Male
  • Female
  • Endocannabinoids
  • Animals