Synantocytes: The fifth type of glia? In comparison with astrocytes

Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 173-177

  Krawczyk, Aleksandra ^a   Jaworska Adamu, Jadwiga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; NG2; NG2 glia; Synantocytes

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; POTASSIUM ION; PROTEIN S100B; PROTEOCHONDROITIN SULFATE;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL POPULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; MICROGLIA; MYELIN SHEATH; NEUROPROTECTION; OLIGODENDROGLIA; POTASSIUM CURRENT; POTASSIUM METABOLISM; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SYNANTOCYTE; SYNAPSE;

GLUTA;

EID: 77957219973     PISSN: 02398508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10042-010-0033-z     Document Type: Article

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