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Unlimited source of human microglia inspiring physiopathological and translational studies of the central nervous system

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Jinshan Hospital, Institute for Translational Brain Research, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201508, China

    Yuxin Li & Bo Peng

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China

    Bo Peng

  3. Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China

    Bo Peng

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Li, Y., Peng, B. Unlimited source of human microglia inspiring physiopathological and translational studies of the central nervous system. Sci. China Life Sci. 65, 1683–1684 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-022-2128-1

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