Immunocytochemical localization of a novel radial glial intermediate filament protein

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 225-238

  Cole, Gregory J ^a   Lee, Ju Ahng ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Glial fibrillary acidic protein; Midline radial glia; Transitin; Vimentin

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CHICKEN; EMBRYO; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHICK EMBRYO; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROGLIA; VIMENTIN;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; GILA;

EID: 0030879748     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(97)00068-0     Document Type: Article

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