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The fine structure of cloned cells from normal adult rat brain

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A cell clone was isolated from a normal adult rat brain culture and maintained in vitro for many passages. It possessed glial characteristics; in particular ultrastructural examination revealed astrocytic features including the presence of filaments 9–11 nm in diameter.

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  1. The Bland-Sutton Institute of Pathology, School of Pathology and Department of Neurological Studies, The Middlesex Hospital Medical School, W1P 8AA, London, England

    G. J. Pilkington, P. L. Lantos & J. P. Roscoe

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Acknowledgments. The work was partly supported by a grant from the Cancer Research Campaign to JPR. The secretarial help of Miss Hilary A. Waddington is gratefully acknowledged.

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Pilkington, G.J., Lantos, P.L. & Roscoe, J.P. The fine structure of cloned cells from normal adult rat brain. Experientia 36, 194–196 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01953727

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