Portillo, Valladolid is a municipality in
Valladolid
Valladolid ( ; ) is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in Spain and the primary seat of government and ''de facto'' capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile and León. It is also the capital of the pr ...
, Spain. In 2001 it had 2,574 inhabitants.
Description
Portillo was the birthplace of
Pio del Rio-Hortega who first identified
Microglia
Microglia are a type of glia, glial cell located throughout the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system (CNS). Microglia account for about around 5–10% of cells found within the brain. As the resident macrophage cells, they act as t ...
.
Pio del Rio Hortega
Encyclopædia Britannica, accessed December 2012
See also
*Cuisine of the province of Valladolid
The gastronomy of the province of Valladolid comprises the meals, their preparation, and the culinary habits of the province of Valladolid (Castile and León, Spain). It is based on barbecued and roasting, roast food, especially roasted Spanish c ...
References
Municipalities in the Province of Valladolid
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