Ultrastructural localization of aquaporin 4 and α1-syntrophin in the vascular feet of brain astrocytes

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 87-93

  Inoue, Masahiko ^a   Wakayama, Yoshihiro ^a   Liu, Jian W U ^a   Murahashi, Makoto ^a   Shibuya, Seiji ^a   Oniki, Hiroaki ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY FUJIGAOKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

1 syntrophin; Aquaporin 4; Astrocyte endfoot; Colocalization; Double immunogold electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4; SYNTROPHIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC LINKAGE; IMMUNOGOLD ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; MOUSE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; AQUAPORIN 4; AQUAPORINS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLE PROTEINS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0036623103     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.197.87     Document Type: Article

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