Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP): Modulation by growth factors and its implication in astrocyte differentiation

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 619-631

  Gomes, F C A ^a,b   Paulin, D ^c   Neto, V Moura ^a,b  

^a Inst de Cie Biomédicas   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; CNS; GFAP; GFAP gene; Growth factors; Intermediate filaments; Vimentin

Indexed keywords

VERTEBRATA;

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GROWTH PROMOTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VIMENTIN;

ASTROCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ASTROCYTES; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; VIMENTIN;

EID: 0033129605     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1999000500016     Document Type: Article

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