Evidence that endogenous thymosin alpha-1 is present in the rat central nervous system

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 463-470

  Turrini, P ^a   Aloe, L ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; THYMOSIN ALPHA1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN REGION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DENTATE GYRUS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNE SERA; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROGLIA; NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION; NEURONS; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEPTAL NUCLEI; SPINAL CORD; THYMOSIN;

EID: 0032874703     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-0186(99)00084-4     Document Type: Article

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