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Microglia sculpt dopamine receptor-mediated adolescent behaviors in a social experience dependent manner
Madeline Clark, Emily Gershowitz, Ben Devlin…·Staci D. Bilbo
This study shows that microglia regulate dopamine receptor pruning in adolescent rats, influencing social behaviors through complement-mediated engulfment, with sex-specific effects of social isolation.
DOI 10.64898/2026.09.29.755379