Region-selective glutamine synthetase expression in the rat central nervous system following portocaval anastomosis

Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 254-261

  Suarez I ^a   Bodega, G ^a   Arilla, E ^a   Fernandez B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Astroglial cells; Cerebellum; Glutamine synthetase; Hippocampus; Immunohistochemistry; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PORTOCAVAL SHUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RAT; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0030919629     PISSN: 03051846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2990.1997.9198091.x     Document Type: Article

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