Tubulin isoforms are differently expressed in developing and mature neurons: A study on the cerebral cortex of newborn and adult rats

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 285-291

  Farina, V ^a   Zedda, M ^a   Bianchi, M ^a   Marongiu, P ^a   De Riu, P L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age related differences; Cerebral cortex; Rat; Tubulin immunoreactivity

Indexed keywords

ISOPROTEIN; TUBULIN;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN CORTEX; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING; WISTAR RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURONS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TUBULIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033392880     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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