Microglia, but not astrocytes, react to sciatic nerve injury in aging rats

Brain Research

Volumn 806, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 113-116

  Gilmore, Shirley A ^a   Kane, Cynthia J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Glial fibrillary acidic protein; Microglia; Sciatic nerve axotomy

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; MICROGLIA; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVE INJURY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE;

AGING; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; AXOTOMY; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MICROGLIA; RATS; REFERENCE VALUES; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 0032556072     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00754-9     Document Type: Article

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