Up-Regulation of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein in Response to Retinal Injury: Its Potential Role in Glial Remodeling and a Comparison to Vimentin Expression

International Review of Cytology

Volumn 230, Issue , 2003, Pages 263-290

  Lewis, Geoffrey P ^a   Fisher, Steven K ^a,b  

^a Neuroscience Research Institute

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

GFAP; Gliosis; Intermediate filaments; M ller cell; Retinal detachment; Retinal reattachment; Vimentin

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; VIMENTIN;

ASTROCYTE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; GLIA; HYPERTROPHY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MUELLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA INJURY; REVIEW; STRESS;

EID: 0344736812     PISSN: 00747696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0074-7696(03)30005-1     Document Type: Article

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