Induction of major histocompatibility class II antigen on microglial cells in postnatal and adult rats following intraperitoneal injections of lipopolysaccharide

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-118

  Ng, Yee Kong ^a   Ling, Eng Ang ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Blood brain barrier; Lipopolysaccharide; Major histocompability complex class II antigen; Microglial cells

Indexed keywords

LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MICROGLIA; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PARENCHYMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICROGLIA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0030969951     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(97)00033-3     Document Type: Article

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