Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) immunoreactive astrocytes in the Central Nervous System of normal horses and horses with leukoencephalomalacia;Astrócitos imunorreativos à proteína glial fibrilar ácida (GFAP) em sistema nervoso central de equinos normais e de equinos com leucoencefalomalácia

Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 104-108

  Lemos, Karen Regina ^a   Alessi, Antonio Carlos ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; GFAP; Horse; Leukoencephalomalacia

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0033482319     PISSN: 0100736X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-736x1999000300003     Document Type: Article

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