Phenotypic heterogeneity and plasticity of isocortical and hippocampal astrocytes in the human brain

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2285-2298

  Sosunov, Alexander A ^a   Wu, Xiaoping ^a   Tsankova, Nadejda M ^b   Guilfoyle, Eileen ^b   McKhann II, Guy M ^a   Goldman, James E ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; CD44; Interlaminar astrocyte; Protoplasmic astrocyte

Indexed keywords

EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 1; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 2; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; HERMES ANTIGEN; PROTEIN S100B;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CHILD; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEWBORN; POSTSYNAPTIC DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL;

ASTROCYTE; CD44; INTERLAMINAR ASTROCYTE; PROTOPLASMIC ASTROCYTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PHENOTYPE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893477159     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4037-13.2014     Document Type: Article

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