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Jan 28, 2005 · The ependyma not only functions as a physical barrier preventing foreign proteins and organisms from entering the brain from the CSF, but also displays immunological effector ability such as phagocytosis of fluorescent beads injected into the CSF and upregulation of MHC-II in response to interferon gamma challenge in vivo
Ependymal cells (ependymocytes) line the walls of the spinal canal and ventricles of the brain
In hydrocephalus there appears to be a remarkable similarity in cytopathological changes regardless of the mode of induction
In this study we found active cell proliferation and nestin expression in the adult ependyma of the central canal after spinal cord injury
Ependymoma is a type of tumor that can form in the brain or spinal cord
These cells line the fluid-filled spaces in the brain (ventricles) and the centre of the spinal cord
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