Astrocyte stellation induced by Rho kinase inhibitors in culture

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 99-104

  Abe, Kazuho ^a   Misawa, Miwa ^a  

^a HOSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Culture; Rho kinase; Stellation

Indexed keywords

2 [1 (3 DIMETHYLAMINOPROPYL) 3 INDOLYL] 3 (3 INDOLYL)MALEIMIDE; 4 (1 AMINOETHYL) N (4 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; COLCHICINE; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FASUDIL; KT 5720; PROTEIN KINASE C INHIBITOR; RHO KINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL STIMULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STELLATE CELL;

EID: 0037727570     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(03)00096-8     Document Type: Article

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