Murine microglial cells express functionally active galectin-3 in vitro

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-57

  Pesheva, Penka ^a   Urschel, Stephanie ^a   Frei, Karl ^b   Probstmeier, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Galectin 3; GM CSF; Lectin; Microglia

Indexed keywords

GALECTIN 3; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; GROWTH FACTOR; LACTOSE; LECTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL LYSATE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURFACE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MICROGLIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION; BRAIN; CELLS, CULTURED; GALECTIN 3; GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LECTINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICROGLIA; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0031881743     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(19980101)51:1<49::AID-JNR5>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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