Laura Maggi
Istituto Pasteur
1 paper in the Anchorcite directory, published in 2011, cited 4,430 times in total.
ORCID profileResearch topics
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research · 1 paper
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms · 1 paper
- Immune cells in cancer · 1 paper
Frequent co-authors
- Rosa Chiara Paolicelli · 1 paper
- Giulia Bolasco · 1 paper
- Francesca Pagani · 1 paper
- Maria Scianni · 1 paper
- Patrizia Panzanelli · 1 paper
- Maurizio Giustetto · 1 paper
- Tiago Ferreira · 1 paper
- Eva Guiducci · 1 paper
Papers
- Synaptic Pruning by Microglia Is Necessary for Normal Brain DevelopmentScience · 2011 · 4,430 citations
Microglia are highly motile phagocytic cells that infiltrate and take up residence in the developing brain, where they are thought to provide a surveillance and scavenging function. However, although microglia have been shown to engulf and clear damaged cellular debris…
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