Neuronal control of MHC class II inducibility in rat astrocytes and microglia

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2582-2590

  Neumann, H ^a   Boucraut, J ^b   Hahnel, C ^c   Misgeld, T ^a   Wekerle, H ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glia; Interferon ; Major histocompatibility complex; Neuron; Rat

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN SLICE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MICROGLIA; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERFERON TYPE II; MICROGLIA; NEURONS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 0030480978     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.1996.tb01552.x     Document Type: Article

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