Microglia are

A) specialized motor neurons in the peripheral nervous system.
B) star-shaped cells that help form the blood-brain barrier.
C) specialized macrophages of the CNS that mobilize in response to inflammation.
D) found in choroid plexuses, and produce cerebrospinal fluid.


Ans: C) specialized macrophages of the CNS that mobilize in response to inflammation.

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