Stains & CD markers
Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)
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Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Last author update: 1 October 2013
Last staff update: 2 July 2021
Copyright: 2003-2025, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
PubMed Search: GFAP[title]
Cite this page: Pernick N. Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/stainsgfap.html. Accessed January 21st, 2025.
Definition / general
- Intermediate filament for astrocytes (normal, reactive, neoplastic)
Positive staining - disease
- CNS tumors, colonic schwannoma (Am J Surg Pathol 2001;25:846)
