Brain-derived neurotrophic factor-like immunoreactivity is localized mainly in small sensory neurons of rat dorsal root ganglia

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 281-288

  Barakat Walter, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acetone fixation; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Cell size measurement; Dissociated DRG cell culture; Dorsal root ganglia; Immunocytochemical reaction

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FETUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL GANGLION;

EID: 0030272994     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0270(96)00093-3     Document Type: Article

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