Changes in immunoreactivity for growth associated protein-43 suggest reorganization of synapses on spinal sympathetic neurons after cord transection

Neuroscience

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 535-551

  Weaver, L C ^a   Cassam, A K ^a   Krassioukov, A V ^a   Llewellyn Smith, I J ^b  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autonomic dysreflexia; Degeneration; Growth cones; Interneurons; Rat; Synaptic reorganization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GRAY MATTER; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL REFLEX; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ANIMALS; GAP-43 PROTEIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0031559921     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00151-6     Document Type: Article

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