The distribution of glutamine synthetase was determined in rat brain by ultrastructural
immunocytochemistry. Except for trace amounts in a rare indeterminate glial cell, all the reaction …

The peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor or recognition site (PBR) is a widely distributed
transmembrane protein that is located mainly in the outer mitochondrial membrane. The …

Light microscopy immunohistochemical techniques were used to examine the distribution of
glutamine synthetase in rat brain. Glutamine synthetase was found to be localized in the …

Spinal cord injury (SCI) provokes an inflammatory response that generates substantial
secondary damage within the cord but also may contribute to its repair. Anti-inflammatory …

This article reviews the pathology of human spinal cord injury (SCI), focusing on potential
differences between humans and experimental animals, as well as on aspects that may have …

Mechanisms involved in hepatic encephalopathy still remain to be defined. Nonetheless, it
is well recognized that ammonia is a major factor in its pathogenesis, and that the astrocyte …

After central nervous system (CNS) injury, inhibitory factors in the lesion scar and poor axon
growth potential prevent axon regeneration. Microtubule stabilization reduces scarring and …

Astrocytes Page 1 Astrocytes Named for their starlike shape, these brain cells were once
thought to be little more than passive support elements. Recent findings, however, implicate …

Asrocytic responses constitute one of the earliest and most prominent changes in the CNS
following ischemic injury. Astrocytes are known to carry out critical functions such as …

The results of a light microscopic immunohistochemical study of glutamine synthetase in rat
nervous system are presented. In all sites studied the enzyme was confined to astrocytes. …