Astrocyte stellation induced by tyrosine kinase inhibitors in culture

Brain Research

Volumn 837, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 306-308

  Abe, Kazuho ^a   Saito, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Culture; Stellation; Tyrosine kinase inhibitor

Indexed keywords

GENISTEIN; HERBIMYCIN A; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STELLATE CELL;

EID: 0033533120     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01658-3     Document Type: Article

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