The ependyma: A protective barrier between brain and cerebrospinal fluid

Glia

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 1-13

  Del Bigio, Marc R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain; Development; Ependyma; Glia; Pathology; Review

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN C FOS; PROTO ONCOGENE PROTEINS C FOS;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CYTOLOGY; EPENDYMA; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; ION TRANSPORT; MICROVILLUS; NERVE FIBER; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMAL; AXONS; BRAIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; EPENDYMA; GENE EXPRESSION; ION TRANSPORT; MICROVILLI; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEUROGLIA; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0029294529     PISSN: 08941491     EISSN: 10981136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/glia.440140102     Document Type: Review

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