Effect of toluene inhalation on astrocytes and neurotrophic factor in rat brain

Forensic Science International

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 233-238

  Gotohda, Takako ^a   Tokunaga, Itsuo ^a   Kubo, Shin Ichi ^a   Morita, Kyoji ^a   Kitamura, Osamu ^a   Eguchi, Akiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Neurotoxicant; Neurotrophic factor; Pathology; Rat brain; Toluene

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; CYCLINE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; TOLUENE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ASTROCYTE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0343006762     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(00)00215-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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