Expression of specific tubulin isotypes increases during regeneration of injured CNS neurons, but not after the application of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 4623-4632

  Fournier, Alyson E ^a   McKerracher, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Axotomy; BDNF; Microtubules; Rat; Regeneration; Tubulin isotypes

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; BETA TUBULIN; BRAIN DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE INJURY; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0031010831     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-12-04623.1997     Document Type: Article

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