Chronic ethanol-induced glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) immunoreactivity: An immunocytochemical observation in various regions of adult rat brain

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 119, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1303-1318

  Dalik, Hakki ^a   Yardimoglu, Melda ^a   Filiz, Serdar ^a   Gonca, Sheyla ^a   Dalik, Cannur ^a   Erden, Bekir Faruk ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adult rat brain; Chronic ethanol treatment; Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAY MATTER; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 70350436291     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450802333672     Document Type: Article

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