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Neurotoxic reactive astrocytes are induced by activated microglia

20177,789 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

Shane A. Liddelow · Stanford University

Kevin A. Guttenplan · Stanford University

Laura Clarke · Stanford University

F. Chris Bennett · Stanford University

Christopher J. Bohlen · University of Melbourne

Lucas Schirmer · Broad Center

Mariko L. Bennett ·

Topics & Keywords

Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Immune cells in cancer Alzheimer's disease research and treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Nature

Volume 541, Issue 7638, pp. 481-487

DOI: 10.1038/nature21029

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 270.96

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Stanford University

Alexandra E. Münch · Stanford University

Won‐Suk Chung · Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Todd C. Peterson · Stanford University

Daniel K. Wilton · Boston Children's Hospital

Arnaud Frouin · Boston Children's Hospital

Brooke A. Napier · Stanford University

Nikhil Panicker · Johns Hopkins University

Manoj Kumar · Johns Hopkins University

Marion S. Buckwalter · Stanford University

David H. Rowitch · University of California, San Francisco

Valina L. Dawson · Johns Hopkins University

Ted M. Dawson · Johns Hopkins University

Beth Stevens · Boston Children's Hospital

Ben A. Barres · Stanford University