S-100 proteins in trimethyltin-induced neurodegeneration in the rat hippocampus: An immunochemical and immunocytochemical study

Molecular and Chemical Neuropathology

Volumn 32, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 129-141

  Vinesi, Paola ^a,b   Geloso, Maria Concetta ^a   Michetti, Fabrizio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Immunochemistry; Immunocytochemistry; Neurodegeneration; Rat hippocampus; S 100 proteins; Trimethyltin

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; PROTEIN S 100; TRIMETHYLTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLIOSIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031470864     PISSN: 10447393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02815172     Document Type: Article

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