Platelet-derived growth factor receptor is expressed by cells in the early oligodendrocyte lineage.

doi:10.1002/jnr.490370116

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Platelet-derived growth factor receptor is expressed by cells in the early oligodendrocyte lineage.

Journal of neuroscience research - 1 Jan 1994

Ellison J A, de Vellis J

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We report the localization of PDGFR alpha mRNA (PDGFR alpha) in phenotypically defined cells during the first postnatal week of rat forebrain development. Using a method of combined immunocytochemistry and in situ hybridization we have demonstrated the cellular colocalization of PDGFR alpha mRNA...

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Animals
Animals, Newborn
Astrocytes
Cell Differentiation
Immunoenzyme Techniques
In Situ Hybridization
Nerve Tissue Proteins
Neurons
Oligodendroglia
Phenotype
Prosencephalon
Rats
Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor

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