Myelination by oligodendrocytes is a highly specialized process that relies on intimate
interactions between the axon and the oligodendrocytes. Astrocytes have an important part …

Five chemically distinct classes of intermediate filaments can be identified within higher
eukaryotic cells. Each class is characteristic of a particular cell type. These filaments may …

We have identified a cell type in 7-day-old rat optic nerve that differentiates into a fibrous
astrocyte if cultured in the presence of fetal calf serum and into an oligodendrocyte if …

The plasma protein apolipoprotein (apo) E is an important determinant of lipid transport and
metabolism in mammals. In the present study, immunocytochemistry has been used to …

The recognition and characterization of cell surface antigens specific for particular cell types
and differentially expressed at developmental stages have served a dual role: the definition …

Neuroglia, the third edition, is the long-awaited revision of the most highly regarded
reference volume on glial cells. This indispensable edition has been completely revised …

The complex nervous networks found throughout the mammalian gut—the enteric nervous
system—are histologically, ultrastructurally, and, to some extent, functionally—similar to the …

Peroxidase‐antiperoxidase (PAP) immunohistochemical staining, utilizing a specific
antibody to the glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFA), was employed to analyze gliogenesis in …

Two different monoclonal antibodies, characterized initially as binding synaptic terminal
regions of rat brain, bind a 65,000-dalton protein, which is exposed on the outer surface of …

THE increasing use of tissue culture techniques in neurobiological studies has created an
urgent need for cell-type specific markers which would allow unambiguous identification of …