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Ependymal cell

Known as: Ependymal Cells, Ependymocyte 
A cell that forms the lining of the fluid-filled spaces in the brain and spinal cord. It is a type of glial cell.
National Institutes of Health

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Adult EpendymomaAdult Myxopapillary EpendymomaAnaplastic EpendymomaBrain Stem Ependymoma

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Stroke Induces Ependymal Cell Transformation into Radial Glia in the Subventricular Zone of the Adult Rodent Brain
Adult ependymal cells are postmitotic and highly differentiated. Radial glial cells are neurogenic precursors. Here, we show that… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Embryonic intermediate filament, nestin, expression following traumatic spinal cord injury in adult rats
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Ontogeny and cellular distribution of brain glucose transporter gene expression
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
MK-801, an antagonist of NMDA receptors, inhibits injury-induced c-fos protein accumulation in rat brain
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
The development of ependyma in the human fetal brain: an immunohistological and electron microscopic study.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Projections from the hypothalamus and its adjacent areas to the posterior pituitary in the rat
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Essentiality of a specific cellular terrain for growth of axons into a spinal cord lesion
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
The effects of hydrocephalus upon the developing brain Histological and quantitative studies of the ependyma and subependyma in hydrocephalic rats
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Hydrocephalus as a sequela of experimental myxovirus infections.
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
The extracellular space in the developing rat brain: its variation with changes in osmolarity of the fixative, method of fixation and maturation.
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