Electron microscopic features of brain edema in rodent cerebral malaria in relation to glial fibrillary acidic protein expression

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2056-2067

  Ampawong, Sumate ^a   Chaisri, Urai ^a   Viriyavejakul, Parnpen ^a   Nontprasert, Apichart ^a   Grau, Georges E ^b   Pongponratn, Emsri ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain edema; Electron microscope; Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP); Rodent cerebral malaria

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ASTROCYTE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BRAIN; BRAIN EDEMA; CBA MOUSE; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; MALARIA; METABOLISM; MICROVASCULATURE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; TIME; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; BRAIN EDEMA; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALARIA, CEREBRAL; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED CBA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROVESSELS; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84902449050     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19362625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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