Which type of glia is responsible for removing waste materials and attacking foreign invaders such as fungi and viruses?

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Which type of glia is responsible for removing waste materials and attacking foreign invaders such as fungi and viruses?

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Microglia - immune cells; smallest and least abundant
protect against foreign invaders

Hailong Li answered Aug 24, 2019

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