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and mounting data makes clear that microglia have Patient consent
diverse roles in the CNS. It is generally difficult and Not applicable.
expensive to obtain human primary microglia and
experiments are often challenging due to limited Ethics approval
cell numbers. Cell lines are therefore essential to Not applicable.
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