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Astrocytes and NG2-glia: what's in a name?

  1. Akiko Nishiyama1,*,
  2. Zhongshu Yang1,
  3. Arthur Butt2

Article first published online: 6 DEC 2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2005.00489.x

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Journal of Anatomy

Journal of Anatomy

Volume 207, Issue 6, pages 687–693, December 2005

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Nishiyama, A., Yang, Z. and Butt, A. (2005), Astrocytes and NG2-glia: what's in a name?. Journal of Anatomy, 207: 687–693. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2005.00489.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, University of Connecticut, USA

  2. 2

    Centre for Neuroscience Research, GKT Guy's Campus, King's College London, UK

* Dr Akiko Nishiyama, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, University of Connecticut, 3107 Horsebarn Hill Road, Storrs, CT 06269-4156, USA. T: +1 860 486 4561; F: +1 860 486 3303; E: akiko.nishiyama@uconn.edu

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 6 DEC 2005
  2. Article first published online: 6 DEC 2005
  3. Accepted for publication 28 August 2005

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