Neurotrophin-3 mRNA expression in rat intrafusal muscle fibres after denervation and reinnervation

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 236, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-44

  Copray, J C V M ^a   Brouwer, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Axotomy; Intrafusal fibres; Muscle spindles; Neurotrophic factors; Neurotrophin 3 mRNA; Proprioception

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NEUROTROPHIN 3;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; INTRAFUSAL MUSCLE FIBER; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; MUSCLE SPINDLE; NERVE CRUSH; NERVE TRANSECTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DENERVATION; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE SPINDLES; NERVE CRUSH; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROTROPHIN 3; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0031585495     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00747-7     Document Type: Article

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