A novel look at astrocytes: Aquaporins, ionic homeostasis, and the role of the microenvironment for regeneration in the CNS

Neuroscientist

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 195-207

  Mack, Andreas F ^a   Wolburg, Hartwig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

AQP4; Blood brain barrier; Glia; Phylogeny; Tight junction

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4;

ASTROCYTE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GLIA; HOMEOSTASIS; MICROENVIRONMENT; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY NERVE; OPTIC NERVE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ANIMALS; AQUAPORINS; ASTROCYTES; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN; CHOROID PLEXUS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; NERVE REGENERATION; TIGHT JUNCTIONS;

EID: 84877794795     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: 10894098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073858412447981     Document Type: Review

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