Glial cell reactions in the spinal cord after sensory nerve stimulation are associated with axonal injury

Brain Research

Volumn 747, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 122-129

  Molander, C ^a   Hongpaisan, J ^a   Svensson, M ^a   Aldskogius, H ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

astroglia; GFAP; microglia; motoneuron; nerve injury; OX 42; sensory ganglion; spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ALLYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; COMPLEMENT RECEPTOR; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MICROGLIA; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; AXONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; IRRITANTS; MUSTARD PLANT; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, COMPLEMENT; SCIATIC NERVE; SKIN; SPINAL CORD; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0031049658     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)01230-9     Document Type: Article

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