Reduced size of retinal ganglion cell axons and hypomyelination in mice lacking brain-derived neurotrophic factor

Molecular and Cellular Neurosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 397-408

  Cellerino, Alessandro ^a   Carroll, Patrick ^a   Thoenen, Hans ^a   Barde, Yves Alain ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MYELIN PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATION; FACIAL NERVE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MOUSE; MYELINATED NERVE; MYELINATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SCIATIC NERVE;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0030711590     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcne.1997.0641     Document Type: Article

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