Transforming growth factor α expression as a response of murine motor neurons to axonal injury and mutation-induced degeneration

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 459-471

  Lisovoski, Fabrice ^a   Blot, Stéphane ^a   Lacombe, Chantal ^a   Bellier, Jean Pierre ^a   Dreyfus, Patrick A ^a   Junier, Marie Pierre ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Muscle deficient; Mutant mice; Neurodegenerative disease; Spinal cord; Transforming growth factor ; Wobbler

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOUSE MUTANT; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE CRUSH; NERVE INJURY; NEUROTROPISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0030864334     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005072-199705000-00001     Document Type: Article

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