Gonadal steroid regulation of growth-associated protein GAP-43 mRNA expression in axotomized hamster facial motor neurons

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1367-1374

  Jones, Kathryn J ^a,c   Drengler, Susan M ^a   Oblinger, Monica M ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b The Chicago Medical College   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgens; Axonal injury; B 50; Estrogens; GAP 43; Neuromodulin; Peripheral nerve regeneration

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROMODULIN; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN STEM; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROBE; DRUG EFFECT; FACIAL NERVE NUCLEUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HAMSTER; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NEUROTROPISM; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; AXOTOMY; CRICETINAE; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE INJURIES; GAP-43 PROTEIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE REGENERATION; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE;

EID: 0030785529     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022071123255     Document Type: Article

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