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Astrocyte characterization in the multiple sclerosis glial scar.
Neuropathology and applied neurobiology - 1 Oct 2003
Holley J E, Gveric D, Newcombe J, Cuzner M L, Gutowski N J
Abstract excerpt
Dense astrocytic scarring in chronic multiple sclerosis (MS) plaques produces an inhibitory environment which can impede tissue repair. Animal studies have shown that the antigenic phenotype of the most abundant cell type in the brain, the astrocyte, varies depending on astrocyte type and location. To identify the phenotype of scar astrocytes (SAs) in chronic lesions, markers of reactive astrocytes characterized...
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