Age-related activation of microglia and astrocytes: In vitro studies show persistent phenotypes of aging, increased proliferation, and resistance to down-regulation

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 97-103

  Rozovsky, I ^a   Finch, C E ^a   Morgan, T E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Astrocytes; F344 rats; In vitro aging model; Microglia

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MICROGLIA; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; DOWN-REGULATION; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROGLIA; NITROGEN; PHENOTYPE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; THYMIDINE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 0031960552     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4580(97)00169-3     Document Type: Article

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