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Normal microglia have a distinct morphology. In rapidly, but not in slowly evolving pathological states the features used to identify the resting cell are often lost. When there is invasion by haematogenous monocytes, phagocytes develop whose origin - cerebral or haematogenous - cannot be ascertained on morphological features alone. These observations stress that microglia are part of the reticulo-endothelial system.
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Blakemore, W.F. (1975). The Ultrastructure of Normal and Reactive Microglia. In: Jellinger, K., Seitelberger, F. (eds) Malignant Lymphomas of the Nervous System. Acta Neuropathologica, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08456-4_48
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