GFAP gene methylation in different neural cell types from rat brain

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 821-828

  Barresi, V ^a   Condorelli, D F ^a   Giuffrida Stella, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; GFAP gene; Methylation; Neuron

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMETHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYOLOGY; METHYLATION; MICROGLIA; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASTROCYTES; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUCROSE; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

EID: 0032879099     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-5748(99)00059-3     Document Type: Article

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