Ontogeny of the conus papillaris of the lizard Gallotia galloti and cellular response following transection of the optic nerve: An immunohistochemical and ultrastructural study

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 344, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-83

  Alfayate, M C ^a   Santos, E ^a,b   Yanes, C ^a   Casanas N ^a   Vinoly R ^a   Del Mar Romero Alemán, Maria ^b   Monzón Mayor, Maximina ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blood brain barrier; Conus papillaris; Gallotia galloti (Lacertilia); Glial cells; Ontogeny; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 1; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; STIMULATORY GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX2; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL ANATOMY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; CELL COUNT; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL TRANSPORT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONUS PAPILLARIS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EYE; GALLOTI GLLOTI; GLIA CELL; HATCHING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; LIZARD; MACROPHAGE; MICROGLIA; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NONMYELINATED NERVE; ONTOGENY; OPTIC NERVE; PERICYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SYNAPSE VESICLE; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; LIZARDS; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROGLIA; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE INJURIES;

GALLOTIA GALLOTI; LACERTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 79953810282     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-011-1128-3     Document Type: Article

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