Isolation and characterization of adult microglial cells and oligodendrocytes derived from postmortem human brain tissue

Brain Research Protocols

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 85-94

  De Groot, C J A ^a   Montagne, L ^a   Janssen, I ^a   Ravid, R ^b   Van Der Valk, P ^a   Veerhuis, R ^a,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS BRAIN BANK   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Class II major histocompatibility complex antigen; Human adult microglial cells; Immunocytochemistry; Oligodendrocytes; Phagocytosis; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN REGION; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MICROGLIA; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CADAVER; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIVISION; CELL SEPARATION; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MALE; MICROGLIA; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PICK DISEASE OF THE BRAIN;

EID: 0034092962     PISSN: 1385299X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-299X(99)00059-8     Document Type: Article

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