Ependymocytes and supra-ependymal axons in rat brain contain glutamate

GLIA

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 345-348

  Robinson, Stephen R ^a   Noone, Danielle F ^a   O'Dowd, Brona S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ependyma; GABA; Glia; Serotonin; Ventricle

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CYTOLOGY; EPENDYMA; GLIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BRAIN; EPENDYMA; GLUTAMIC ACID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0030219822     PISSN: 08941491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-1136(199608)17:4<345::AID-GLIA9>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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