Assertion: ngf | /r/CapableOf | activate cns microglia
Facets:
value: by increasing their phagocytic activity
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: NGF activates monocytes, macrophages, and CNS microglia by increasing their phagocytic activity and by inducing their expression of interleukin-1, Fcγ receptor, and lysosomal proteases of the cathepsin family (Liuzzo et al 1999, Susaki et al 1996, 1998).