Effect of acetylcholine precursors on proliferation and differentiation of astroglial cells in primary cultures

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2601-2608

  Bramanti, V ^a   Campisi, A ^a   Tomassoni, D ^b   Li Volti, G ^a   Caccamo, D ^c   Cannavo G ^c   Curro M ^c   Raciti, G ^a   Napoli, M ^a   Ientile, R ^c   Vanella, A ^a   Amenta, F ^b   Avola, Roberto ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOSTRUCTURES AND BIOSYSTEMS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astroglial cell cultures; Choline precursors; Cyclin D1; Differentiation; Proliferation; Tissue transglutaminase

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALPHA GLYCERIL PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHOLINE; CITICOLINE; CYCLIN D1; DANSYLCADAVERINE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOLIC FRACTION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 56349149399     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-008-9829-z     Document Type: Article

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