Gonadal steroid preservation of central synaptic input to hamster facial motoneurons following peripheral axotomy

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 257-266

  Jones, Kathryn J ^a   Durica, Thomas E ^b   Jacob, Susan K ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FACIAL NERVE; HAMSTER; INTRACARDIAC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CRICETINAE; DRUG IMPLANTS; FACIAL NERVE; KINETICS; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOTOR NEURONS; SYNAPSES; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE;

EID: 0030986794     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018596316465     Document Type: Article

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