Brain mast cells lack the c-kit receptor: Immunocytochemical evidence

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 207-211

  Shanas, Uri ^a   Bhasin, Rick ^a   Sutherland, Anne K ^a   Silverman, Ann Judith ^c   Silver, Rae ^a,b,c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Barnard College of Columbia University   (United States)

^c Columbia Univ Coll Phys S ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; C kit; Connective tissue; Leptomeninges; Mast cells; Stem cell factor

Indexed keywords

STEM CELL FACTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CELL SURVIVAL; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LEPTOMENINX; MALE; MAST CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; COLUMBIDAE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MAST CELLS; MENINGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SKIN; TONGUE;

EID: 0032191556     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(98)00137-4     Document Type: Article

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