Human astrocytes proliferate in response to tumor necrosis factor alpha

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 30, Issue 2-3, 1990, Pages 239-243

  Barna, Barbara P ^a   Estes, Melinda L ^a   Jacobs, Barbara S ^a   Hudson, Susan ^a   Ransohoff, Richard M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CYTOCHEMISTRY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; CELL DIVISION; DNA; HUMAN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

EID: 0025016266     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-5728(90)90108-Y     Document Type: Article

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