surface markers for astrocytes

[Jim Hutchins]

MO Regan2 (moregan2 at aol.com) wrote:
: Does anyone know of any antibodies to surface markers for astrocytes? 
: (GFAP is intracellular)  
: 
: Thanks in advance. 
: D.M. O'Regan
: 
: p.s.  could you email any suggestion directly to me since I don't visit
: this newsgroup too often.  
: 
: moregan2 at aol.com

You might try Ran-2 (is this extracellular?) or laminin for type 1
astrocytes, and tetanus toxin receptor, chondroitin-4-sulfate, or tenascin
for O2A progenitors, according to Cameron RS and Rakic P (1991).  I have
not personally tried any of these.

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