Open AccessGlial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP)
Author(s) -
Brenner Michael
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
brain pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.986
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1750-3639
pISSN - 1015-6305
DOI - 10.1111/j.1750-3639.1994.tb00836.x
Subject(s) - glial fibrillary acidic protein , citation , library science , stroke (engine) , gerontology , medicine , computer science , pathology , physics , immunohistochemistry , thermodynamics
Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) is a main structural protein of astrocytes (astroglia) of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), and it is also found in nonmyelinating Schwann cells of the peripheral nervous system. It sustains the cell shape and participates in the regulation of processes related to cell proliferation, synaptic plasticity, as well as the function of the blood brain barrier.