Overexpression of nestin and vimentin in ependymal cells in hydrocephalus

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 90-97

  Takano, Tomoyuki ^a   Rutka, James T ^a   Becker, Laurence E ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ependyma; Glial fibrillary acidic protein; Hydrocephalus; Intermediate filament; Vimentin

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; VIMENTIN;

ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DANDY WALKER SYNDROME; EPENDYMA CELL; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAIN; CHILD; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; EPENDYMA; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; UP-REGULATION; VIMENTIN;

EID: 0029954461     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010050493     Document Type: Article

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