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ArticleBioMed research international2019

The Appropriate Marker for Astrocytes: Comparing the Distribution and Expression of Three Astrocytic Markers in Different Mouse Cerebral Regions.

Zengli Zhang, Zhi Ma, Wangyuan Zou, Hang Guo, Min Liu, Yulong Ma, Lixia Zhang

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Article in BioMed research international, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 103 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zengli ZhangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1084-7662
Zhi MaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Center for Brain Science, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
Wangyuan ZouDepartment of Anesthesiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
Hang GuoDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Seventh Medical Center to Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100700, China.
Min LiuAnesthesia and Operation Center, The First Medical Center to Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Yulong MaAnesthesia and Operation Center, The First Medical Center to Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0982-9571
Lixia ZhangDepartment of Burn and Plastic Surgery, The Fourth Medical Center to Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9463-6039
Chinese PLA General Hospital · CNCentral South University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Astrocytes possess different morphological characteristics depending on the cerebral region in which they are found. However, none of the current astrocytic markers can label all subpopulations successfully. Thus, identifying the appropriate marker for a specific scientific investigation is critical. Here, we compared the distribution and protein expression of three astrocyte markers: NDRG2, GFAP, and S100

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AnimalsAntigens, DifferentiationAstrocytesBrainGene Expression RegulationMaleMiceOrgan SpecificityAntigens, Differentiation

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