Frank Kirchhoff - Researcher Profile

Publications

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Resting Microglial Cells Are Highly Dynamic Surveillants of Brain Parenchyma in Vivo

Axel Nimmerjahn , Frank Kirchhoff , Fritjof Helmchen

Microglial cells represent the immune system of the mammalian brain and therefore are critically involved in various injuries and diseases. Little is known about their role in t...

2005 Science 5629 citations

Sulforhodamine 101 as a specific marker of astroglia in the neocortex in vivo

Axel Nimmerjahn , Frank Kirchhoff , Jason N. D. Kerr +1 more

2004 Nature Methods 778 citations

Astroglial processes show spontaneous motility at active synaptic terminals <i>in situ</i>

Johannes Hirrlinger , Swen Hülsmann , Frank Kirchhoff

Abstract Within the tripartite structure of vertebrate synapses, enwrapping astroglial processes regulate synaptic transmission by transmitter uptake and by direct transmitter r...

2004 European Journal of Neuroscience 276 citations

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Researcher Info

h-index: 3
Publications: 3
Citations: 6,683
Institution: Max Planck Institute for Medical Research

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Identifiers

ORCID: 0000-0002-2324-2761

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