Table 6.
Distribution of G-CSF IR in non-neuronal cells of the CNS.
| Control |
AD |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cell bodies |
Fibers |
Cell bodies |
Fibers |
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| Density | Intensity | Density | Intensity | Density | Intensity | Density | Intensity | |
| Astrocytes | ++ | +/++ | − | − | ++ | ++ | − | − |
| Choroid plexus | 0/+++ | 0/++ | − | − | ++/+++ | ++ | − | − |
| Ependyma | 0/++ | 0/++ | − | − | 0/++ | 0/+ | − | − |
Density: −: not done; 0: no immunoreactive structurs, + up to 10%, ++ 10–50%, +++ more than 50%. Intensity: −: not done; 0: no immunoreactivity, + faint, ++ moderate, +++ strong. The range of minimum and maximum staining between individual cases is given.