Evolution of morphological and histochemical changes in the adult cat cuneate nucleus following forelimb denervation

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 370, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 479-490

  Avendaño, Carlos ^a   Dykes, Robert W ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

acetylcholinesterase; cytochrome oxidase; deafferentation; parvalbumin; plasticity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; PARVALBUMIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUNEATE NUCLEUS; DEAFFERENTATION; FEMALE; FORELIMB; NERVE TRANSECTION; NEUROPIL; NISSL SUBSTANCE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; CATS; DENERVATION; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; PARVALBUMINS;

EID: 0030011268     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19960708)370:4<479::AID-CNE5>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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