Fig. 8: Model of the extra-retinal origins of repopulated microglia in the retina.
From: Dual extra-retinal origins of microglia in the model of retinal microglia repopulation
Repopulated microglia are not derived from blood cells or Nestin-positive progenitor cells. Instead, they are derived from the ciliary body/iris macrophages (1) and the optic nerve microglia (2). Besides, repopulating microglia are undergoing proliferation (3)
