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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
2017
Highly Cited
2017
Ependymal cell contribution to scar formation after spinal cord injury is minimal, local and dependent on direct ependymal injury
Ependyma have been proposed as adult neural stem cells that provide the majority of newly proliferated scar-forming astrocytes… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Forebrain ependymal cells are Notch-dependent and generate neuroblasts and astrocytes after stroke
Neurons are continuously generated from stem cells in discrete regions in the adult mammalian brain. We found that ependymal… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Detailed localization of aquaporin-4 messenger RNA in the CNS: preferential expression in periventricular organs
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Tissue distribution of the P2X7 receptor
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Cellular Localization of the 5-HT1A Receptor in Primate Brain Neurons and Glial Cells
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
INHERITED PRENATAL HYDROCEPHALUS IN THE H–Tx RAT: A MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY
Inherited prenatal hydrocephalus in the H–Tx rat: a morphological study 
Review
1985
Review
1985
Ependyma: Normal and pathological. A review of the literature
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Essentiality of a specific cellular terrain for growth of axons into a spinal cord lesion
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
An immunofluorescence microscopical study of the neurofilament triplet proteins, vimentin and glial fibrillary acidic protein within the adult rat brain.
A collection of antibodies specific to different intermediate filament proteins were applied to frozen sections of adult rat… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
The locus coeruleus in the rat: An immunohistochemical delineation
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