Astrocyte-specific protein and radial glia in the cerebral cortex of newborn rat (original) (raw)

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HERE we show that radial glia directing neuronal migration in the cerebral cortex during development can respond to injury with the production of a protein specific to astrocytes, and may thus be regarded as an early form of the mature astrocyte.

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1. Department of Pathology, Stanford University, School of Medicine and Veterans Administration Hospital, Palo Alto, California
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BIGNAMI, A., DAHL, D. Astrocyte-specific protein and radial glia in the cerebral cortex of newborn rat.Nature 252, 55–56 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/252055a0

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• Received: 12 July 1974
• Revised: 21 August 1974
• Issue Date: 01 November 1974
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/252055a0

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