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Cell

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Molecular and Cellular Biology

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Fbx15 Is a Novel Target of Oct3/4 but Is Dispensable for Embryonic Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Mouse Development

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Molecular and Cellular Biology

Astrocytes Promote Oligodendrogenesis after White Matter Damage via Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor

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Journal of Neuroscience

Astrocytic phagocytosis is a compensatory mechanism for microglial dysfunction

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The EMBO Journal

Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells Support Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity via TGF-β Signaling

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PLoS ONE

Brain DevelopmentBbb IntegritySynaptic SignalingGliomaCerebral Vascular Regulation +20

Diffusional Anisotropy in Cranial Nerves with Maturation: Quantitative Evaluation with Diffusion MR Imaging in Rats

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Radiology

Potential interactions between pericytes and oligodendrocyte precursor cells in perivascular regions of cerebral white matter

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Neuroscience Letters

EpendymaNeurophysiologyNeuroanatomyCerebral White MatterWhite Matter +11

Pyrogenic cytokines injected into the rat cerebral ventricle induce cyclooxygenase‐2 in brain endothelial cells and also upregulate their receptors

Chunyu Cao, Kiyoshi Matsumura, Noriyuki Shirakawa, +4

European Journal of Neuroscience

Differentiation between dysmyelination and demyelination using magnetic resonance diffusional anisotropy

Jiro Ono, Koushi Harada, Masaya Takahashi, +10

Brain Research

NeurophysiologyNeuroanatomyWhite MatterNeurological DisorderNeurological Function +8