Plasticity of astrocytes of the ventral glial limitans subjacent to the supraoptic nucleus

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 376, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 188-197

  Bobak, J B ^a   Salm, A K ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

glia; morphology; rat; ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GLIA CELL; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0029826223     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19961209)376:2<188::aid-cne2>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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