Tumor necrosis factor-alpha modulates the proliferation of neural progenitors in the subventricular/ventricular zone of adult rat brain

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 292, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 203-206

  Wu, Jen Pey ^a   Kuo, Jon Son ^a   Liu, Yuh Ling ^a   Tzeng, Shun Fen ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Microglia; Nerve growth factor; Neural progenitors; Subventricular ventricular zone; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFLAMMATION; MICROGLIA; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRECURSOR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CELL COUNT; CELL DIVISION; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MICROGLIA; MICROINJECTIONS; NEURONS; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STEM CELLS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

EID: 0034644943     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(00)01472-5     Document Type: Article

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