Effects of dexamethasone on antigen expressions and proliferation of amoeboid microglial cells in fetal rat brain

Journal of Brain Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 207-216

  Wang, C C ^a   Wu, C H ^b   Shieh, J Y ^a   Wen, C Y ^a   Ling, E A ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Amoeboid microglial cells; Antigen expression; Dexamethasone; Fetal brain; Lectin labelling; Proliferation; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIMETABOLITE; BROXURIDINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN; CELL DIVISION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MICROGLIA; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIGENS; ANTIMETABOLITES; BRAIN; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CELL DIVISION; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MICROGLIA; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 23744448922     PISSN: 09448160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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