The demonstration of immunoreactive dystrophin and its developmental expression in perivascular astrocytes

Brain Research

Volumn 831, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 200-205

  Jancsik, Veronika ^a   Hajós, Ferenc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Blood brain barrier; Dystrophin; Immunocytochemistry; Perivascular glia

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY DYS2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN CAPILLARY; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CAPILLARY BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CAPILLARY ENDOTHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RIBOSOME;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; CAPILLARIES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DYSTROPHIN; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; RATS;

EID: 0033549241     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01445-6     Document Type: Article

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