Rubral astrocytic reactions to proximal and distal axotomy of rubrospinal neurons in the rat

Brain Research

Volumn 742, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 115-128

  Tseng, Guo Fang ^a   Wang, Yueh Jan ^a   Lai, Quin Chen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

astrocyte; axotomy; glia; glial fibrillary acidic protein; red nucleus; rubrospinal

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RED NUCLEUS; RUBROSPINAL TRACT;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; AXONS; CELL SURVIVAL; FEMALE; NEUROGLIA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RED NUCLEUS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0030566743     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)00972-9     Document Type: Article

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