Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) acts on both neurons and glia to mediate the neurotrophic effects of astrocytes on LHRH neurons in culture

Synapse

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 233-253

  Gallo, Francesco ^a   Morale, Maria C ^b   Spina Purrello, Vittoria ^a   Tirolo, Cataldo ^b   Testa, Nuccio ^b   Farinella, Zelinda ^b   Avola, Roberto ^a   Beaudet, Alain ^c   Marchetti, Bianca ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF); Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP); GT1 1 neuron survival; GT1 1 neurons; LHRH neurons; LHRH release; Old glia; Proliferation and differentiation; Young glia

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; GONADORELIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIA; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELL AGING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0034659602     PISSN: 08874476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2396(20000615)36:4<233::AID-SYN1>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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