Immunocytochemical evidence for a distinct GFAP-negative subpopulation of astrocytes in the adult rat hippocampus

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 257, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 127-130

  Walz, Wolfgang ^a   Lang, Melody K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Glial cells; Gliosis; Glutamine synthetase; Seizures

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL LOSS; CELL SUBPOPULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GLIOSIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SEIZURE; SODIUM CURRENT; TISSUE SECTION;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; KAINIC ACID; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEIZURES;

EID: 0032484247     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00813-1     Document Type: Article

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