Neurotrophin-like immunoreactivity in the human pre-term newborn, infant, and adult cerebellum

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-33

  Quartu, Marina ^a   Serra, Maria Pina ^a   Manca, Annalisa ^a   Follesa, Paolo ^a   Lai, Maria Letizia ^a   Del Fiacco, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Man; Neurotrophins; Newborn, infant, and adult cerebellum

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN; NEUROTROPHIN 3; NEUROTROPHIN 4;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFANCY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NERVE FIBER; PERIKARYON; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AGED; AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CADAVER; CEREBELLUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEUROTROPHIN 3; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0037306122     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-5748(02)00110-7     Document Type: Article

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