Growth factor-estradiol interaction on DNA labeling and cytoskeletal protein expression in cultured rat astrocytes

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 358, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 177-180

  Avola, Roberto ^a   Mignini, Fiorenzo ^b   Mazzone, Venera ^a   Fisichella, Alfredo ^a   Zaccheo, Damiano ^c   Tomassoni, Daniele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astroglial cells; DNA labeling; Estrogens; Glial fibrillary acidic protein; Growth factors; Vimentin

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; DNA; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GROWTH FACTOR; INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL CULTURE; CHEMICAL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STIMULATION; TIME; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DNA; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; RATS; VIMENTIN;

EID: 1642380543     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2004.01.024     Document Type: Article

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