Glucocorticoid regulation of in vitro astrocyte phagocytosis

Biocell

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-89

  Roldán, Alicia ^a   Gogg, Silvia ^a   Ferrini, Monica ^a   Schillaci, Roxana ^a   De Nicola, Alejandro F ^a  

^a INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Astrocytes phagocytosis; Corticosterone; Dexamethasone; Glucocorticoid receptors

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASTROCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID;

EID: 0031114941     PISSN: 03279545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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