Microglia in the pineal gland of the neonatal rat: Characterization and effects on pinealocyte neurite length and serotonin content

GLIA

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 243-253

  Tsai, Shih Yen ^a   McNulty, J A ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

DiI acetylated LDL; ED 1; Gila; OX 42

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROGLIA; NEURITE; NEWBORN; PINEAL BODY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; MALE; MICROGLIA; NEURITES; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0031194459     PISSN: 08941491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-1136(199707)20:3<243::AID-GLIA8>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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