Aquaporin-4 expression is increased in edematous meningiomas

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 441-443

  Ng, Wai Hoe ^a   Hy, Jill Wong ^a   Tan, Wan Loo ^a   Liew, Donald ^a   Lim, Tchoyoson ^b   Ang, Beng Ti ^a   Ng, Ivan ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aquaporin; Blood brain barrier; Meningiomas; Peritumoral edema

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UPREGULATION; WATER TRANSPORT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AQUAPORIN 4; BRAIN EDEMA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 59349116407     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2008.04.028     Document Type: Article

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