Cerebral and pial microvessels: Differential expression of γ-glutamyl transpeptidase and alkaline phosphatase

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-34

  Lawrenson, J G ^a,b   Reid, A R ^a   Finn, T M ^a   Orte, C ^a   Allt, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

glutamyl transpeptidase; Alkaline phosphatase; Astrocytes; Blood brain barrier; Pial microvessels

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN CAPILLARY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; PIA ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; CAPILLARIES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PERICYTES; PIA MATER; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VENULES;

EID: 0033040744     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004290050206     Document Type: Article

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