Overexpression of nerve growth factor in skin increases sensory neuron size and modulates trk receptor expression

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1574-1585

  Goodness, Thomas P ^a   Albers, Kathryn M ^a   Davis, Frankie E ^a   Davis, Brian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidermis; Nerve growth factor; Transgenic mice; Trigeminal ganglion; trk receptors

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR; LECTIN; MESSENGER RNA; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERTROPHY; LECTIN BINDING; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SKIN; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION;

ANIMALS; CELL SIZE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTOR, CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; RECEPTOR, TRKA; RECEPTOR, TRKC; RECEPTORS, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; SKIN; TRIGEMINAL GANGLION;

EID: 0030789462     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.1997.tb01515.x     Document Type: Article

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