Immunohistochemical co-localization of glycogen phosphorylase with the astroglial markers glial fibrillary acidic protein and S-100 protein in rat brain sections - Histochemistry and Cell Biology

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Authors and Affiliations

1. Physiologisch-Chemisches Institut, University of Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Strasse 4, W-7400, Tübingen, Federal Republic of Germany

   B. Pfeiffer & B. Hamprecht

2. Institut für Hirnforschung, University of Tübingen, Calwer Strasse 3, W-7400, Tübingen, Federal Republic of Germany

   R. Meyermann

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Pfeiffer, B., Meyermann, R. & Hamprecht, B. Immunohistochemical co-localization of glycogen phosphorylase with the astroglial markers glial fibrillary acidic protein and S-100 protein in rat brain sections. Histochemistry 97, 405–412 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00270387

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• Accepted: 07 April 1992

• Issue Date: June 1992

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00270387

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