Age-dependent induction of nitric oxide synthase activity in facial motoneurons after axotomy

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 145, Issue 2 I, 1997, Pages 361-370

  Mariotti, R ^b   Peng, Z C ^b   Kristensson, K ^a   Bentivoglio, M ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FACIAL NERVE; MALE; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030835492     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1997.6462     Document Type: Article

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