BDNF and NT-3, but not NGF, prevent axotomy-induced death of rat corticospinal neurons in vivo

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1167-1175

  Giehl, Klaus M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrophy; Axotomy; Neurotrophins; Rat; Survival factors

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3; NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CAPSULA INTERNA; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC MINIPUMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ATROPHY; AXONS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL DEATH; HUMANS; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURONS; NEUROTROPHIN 3; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTOR, CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; RECEPTOR, TRKC; RECEPTORS, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

EID: 0029989784     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.1996.tb01284.x     Document Type: Article

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