Ultrastructural observations of astrocyte end-feet in the rat central nervous system

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 431-440

  Nakazawa, Eiko ^a   Ishikawa, Harunori ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLECTIN; TRITON X 100;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMOSOME; GAP JUNCTION; GLIA CELL; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PIA MATER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; CELL MEMBRANE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; CYTOSKELETON; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MICROTUBULES; OPTIC NERVE; PLECTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0032460022     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006936527746     Document Type: Article

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