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Ontogeny and distribution of alpha-fetoprotein in feto-neonatal rat brain
Brain Research
|July 1, 1981
Abstract:
Maximal level of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) recorded in fetal rat brain on day 18 of gestation declined progressively with development to low level at day 7 after parturition. Different regions of brain contained AFP in the following order: olfactory greater than cerebrum greater than cerebellum, remaining portion. Developmental profiles of AFP in discrete regions of feto-neonatal rat brain were similar and reflected the ontogeny of the protein in whole brain.