Aquaporin-4 expression is increased in oedematous human brain tumours

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 262-265

  Saadoun, S ^a   Papadopoulos, M C ^b   Davies, D C ^a   Krishna, S ^a   Bell, B A ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ATKINSON MORLEY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; ASTROCYTOMA; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN TUMOR; BRAIN WATER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AQUAPORIN 4; AQUAPORINS; ASTROCYTES; ASTROCYTOMA; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; FEMALE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 0036152942     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.72.2.262     Document Type: Article

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