Distribution of GFAP+ astrocytes in adult and neonatal rat brain

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1333-1343

  Taft, Janna R ^a,b   Vertes, Robert P ^a   Perry, G W ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Brainstem; Development; GFAP; Immunocytochemistry; Rat brain

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; BRAIN STEM; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 23844530874     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450590934570     Document Type: Article

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