Adult mammalian sensory and motor neurons: Roles of endogenous neurotrophins and rescue by exogenous neurotrophins after axotomy

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 470-476

  Munson, John B ^c   Shelton, David L ^b   McMahon, Stephen B ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GENENTECH INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

axotomy; degeneration; motoneurons; neuropathy; neurotrophin; NT 3; NT 4 5; sensory neurons

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; LIGAND; NEUROTROPHIN; NEUROTROPHIN 3; NEUROTROPHIN 4;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; MALE; MOTONEURON; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CELL;

EID: 0031027332     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-01-00470.1997     Document Type: Article

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