Neurosteroid-growth factor cross-talk induces up and down regulation of GFAP and vimentin expression in serum free astrocyte cultures

Italian Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 302-306

  Bramanti, Vincenzo ^a   Bronzi, Daniela ^a   Raciti, Giuseppina ^a   Avitabile, Marcello ^a   Avola, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astrocyte cultures; GFAP; Growth factors; Neurosteroid; Vimentin

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; INSULIN; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL; ASTROCYTE; CELL CULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; DEXAMETHASONE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; INSULIN; RATS; VIMENTIN;

EID: 58249094987     PISSN: 00212938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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