Staining of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in lumbar spinal cord increases following a sciatic nerve constriction injury

@article{Garrison1991StainingOG,
  title={Staining of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in lumbar spinal cord increases following a sciatic nerve constriction injury},
  author={Christopher J. Garrison and Patrick M. Dougherty and Keith C. Kajander and Susan M. Carlton},
  journal={Brain Research},
  year={1991},
  volume={565},
  pages={1-7}
}
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