The astrocytic response in early experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis occurs across both the grey and white matter compartments

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 208, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 30-39

  Pham, Hong ^a   Ramp, Anton A ^a   Klonis, Nectarios ^a   Ng, Sze Woei ^a   Klopstein, Armelle ^a   Ayers, Margaret M ^b   Orian, Jacqueline M ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

EAE model; GFAP immunostaining; Gliosis; Neuroinflammation

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL DENSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAY MATTER; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CATTLE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, AUTOIMMUNE, EXPERIMENTAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MICE; MICE, INBRED NOD; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; SPINAL CORD; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 62549132451     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2008.12.010     Document Type: Article

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