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PAF-Synthesizing Enzymes in Neural Cells during Differentiation and in Gerbil Brain during Ischemia

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Platelet-Activating Factor and Related Lipid Mediators 2

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Platelet-Activating Factor (PAF) is present in mammalian brain1 and its cerebral origin has been demonstrated2. Furthermore, the capability of nervous tissue to produce PAF is supported by the observations that neural cells in culture synthesize this lipid mediator3,4.

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  1. Institute of Medical Biochemistry, University of Perugia, Via del Giochetto, 06100, Perugia, Italy

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Francescangeli, E., Freysz, L., Goracci, G. (1996). PAF-Synthesizing Enzymes in Neural Cells during Differentiation and in Gerbil Brain during Ischemia. In: Nigam, S., Kunkel, G., Prescott, S.M. (eds) Platelet-Activating Factor and Related Lipid Mediators 2. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 416. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0179-8_5

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