Species Differences in the Localisation of Gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase Immunopositive Cells at the Blood-Brain Interface

Journal of Brain Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 323-330

  Zhang, H F ^a   Ong, W Y ^a   Leong, S K ^a   Laperche, Y ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Cerebral cortex; Endothelial cells; Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase; Immunocytochemistry

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN CORTEX; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACACA; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MOUSE; RAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULARIZATION; WISTAR RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BLOOD VESSELS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; MICE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 1542630865     PISSN: 09448160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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