A transmission electron microscopic study of microglia/macrophages in the hippocampal cortex and neocortex following chronic exposure to valproate

International Journal of Experimental Pathology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 91-96

  Sobaniec Lotowska, Maria E ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Hippocampal cortex; Microglia macrophages; Neocortex; Rats; Ultrastructure; Valproate

Indexed keywords

VALPROIC ACID;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MICROGLIA; NEOCORTEX; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MICROGLIA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEOCORTEX; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 17144418924     PISSN: 09599673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0959-9673.2005.00417.x     Document Type: Article

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