Influence of acetylcholinesterase on embryonic spinal rat motoneurones growth in culture: A quantitative morphometric study

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 560-572

  Bataillé, Stephan ^a   Portalier, Paule ^a   Coulon, Patrice ^a   Ternaux, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UPR 9041 CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors; BW 284C51; Ecothiopate; Fasciculin II; Morphometry; Motoneurone

Indexed keywords

1,5 BIS(4 ALLYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUMPHENYL)PENTAN 3 ONE DIBROMIDE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ECOTHIOPATE; FASCICULIN; IOHEXOL; LAMININ; POLYLYSINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; MORPHOMETRICS; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEURITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CULTURE MEDIA; DENDRITES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOTOR NEURONS; RATS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0031842365     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.1998.00065.x     Document Type: Article

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