Astrocytes increase barrier properties and ZO-1 expression in retinal vascular endothelial cells

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2423-2427

  Gardner, Thomas W ^a,b   Lieth, Erich ^a   Khin, Sonny A ^a   Barber, Alistair J ^a   Bonsall, Dean J ^a   Lesher, Treena ^a   Rice, Keith ^a   Brennan Jr , William A ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Blood retinal barrier; Capillary endothelium; Tight junctions; ZO 1

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BLOOD RETINA BARRIER; CELL CULTURE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA EDEMA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASTROCYTES; BLOOD-RETINAL BARRIER; CATTLE; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; RATS; RETINAL VESSELS; TIGHT JUNCTIONS;

EID: 0030864636     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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