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Record 1 2016-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Molecular Biology
CONT

GFAP, a class-III intermediate filament, is a cell-specific marker that, during the development of the central nervous system, distinguishes astrocytes from other glial cells.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie moléculaire
CONT

Ces filaments intermédiaires sont groupés en faisceaux et sont composés d'une protéine spécifique des astrocytes : la GFAP, «glial fibrillary acidic protein» ou protéine acide gliofibrillaire.

CONT

La protéine acide fibrillaire gliale (de l'anglais, Glial fibrillary acidic protein ou GFAP) est un filament intermédiaire présent dans certaines cellules gliales du système nerveux central, les astrocytes notamment.

Spanish

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