Abstract
Glut 5 is a member of a family of facilitative glucose transporter proteins that are involved in the transportation of glucose and/or fructose across plasma membranes. Glut 5 is one of three isoforms expressed in brain. Using immunocytochemical and immunoblotting techniques in formalin fixed tissue, we have shown that Glut 5 is exclusively expressed in microglial cells of the human and rat brain. Our data demonstrate that unlike other microglial markers, Glut 5 can be used as a microglial marker in formalin fixed tissue.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 327-331 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Glia |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1997 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Neurology
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience