IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL LOCALIZATION OF BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH-FACTOR IN EPENDYMAL CELLS OF THE RAT LATERAL AND 3RD VENTRICLES

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作者
CUEVAS, P
GIMENEZGALLEGO, G
MARTINEZMURILLO, R
CARCELLER, F
机构
[1] CSIC,CTR INVEST BIOL,DEPT QUIM PROTEINAS,MADRID 6,SPAIN
[2] CSIC,INST CAJAL,MADRID 6,SPAIN
来源
ACTA ANATOMICA | 1991年 / 141卷 / 04期
关键词
BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; RAT; EPENDYMA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY;
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R602 [外科病理学、解剖学]; R32 [人体形态学];
学科分类号
100101 ;
摘要
The presence of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) in the third and the lateral ventricular ependyma of the rat has been investigated under the light microscope using a polyclonal antibody against bFGF, through the unlabelled peroxidase-antiperoxidase procedure; bFGF-immunoreactivity (bFGF-IR) is observed in the entire ependymal cell layer of ventricles. Also ependymal tanycytes within the inferior portion of the wall and floor of the third ventricle show bFGF-IR. Tanycytic processes are in close contact with hypothalamic capillaries. The present study strongly suggests that brain ependymal bFGF plays unidentified roles unrelated to its angiogenic or mitogenic capacities.
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页数:4
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