Long-lasting coexpression of nestin and glial fibrillary acidic protein in primary cultures of astroglial cells with a major participation of nestin +/GFAP- cells in cell proliferation

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1515-1524

  Sergent Tanguy, Solène ^a,b,c   Michel, Delphine C ^a,b,c   Neveu, Isabelle ^a,b,c   Naveilhan, Philippe ^a,b,c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Cell marker; Central nervous system; Flow cytometry; Gene expression; In vitro; Intermediate filaments

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; NESTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIVISION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MITOSIS RATE; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STAINING; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASTROCYTES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; PHENOTYPE; RATS; STEM CELLS;

EID: 33744942118     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.20846     Document Type: Article

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