TGF-α overexpression induces astrocytic hypertrophy after cortical stab wound injury

Neurological Research

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 546-550

  Isono, Mitsuo ^a   Goda, Makoto ^a   Kobayashi, Hidenori ^a   Wu, Jan Lian ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astrogliosis; TGF ; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

CD11B ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DEXAMETHASONE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; ASTROCYTOSIS; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HYPERTROPHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; STAB WOUND; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD11B; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN INJURIES; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HYPERTROPHY; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 0038164793     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164103101201814     Document Type: Article

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