Hormonally induced neuronal plasticity in the adult motoneurons

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 539-547

  Matsumoto, Akira ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Androgen; Gene expression; Motoneurons; Plasticity; Structural proteins

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; BETA ACTIN; BETA TUBULIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROMODULIN; SEX HORMONE; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CELL JUNCTION; DENDRITE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC CELL;

ACTINS; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; ORCHIECTOMY; RATS; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RODENTIA; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TUBULIN;

EID: 0030711565     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(97)00240-2     Document Type: Article

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