Phenotype, differentiation, and function differ in rat and mouse neocortical astrocytes cultured under the same conditions

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 156-164

  Ahlemeyer, Barbara ^a   Kehr, Kristine ^a   Richter, Elke ^a   Hirz, Manuela ^a   Baumgart Vogt, Eveline ^a   Herden, Christiane ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortical astrocytes; GFAP; Glutamate transporter; Mouse; Nestin; Rat; Vimentin

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 1; MESSENGER RNA; NESTIN; PROTEIN S100B; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ISOLATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM X-AG; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASTROCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; GANGLIOSIDES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MICE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; VIMENTIN;

EID: 84868230006     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: 1872678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2012.09.016     Document Type: Article

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