Motoneuron survival and expression of neuropeptides and neurotrophic factor receptors following axotomy in adult and ageing rats

Neuroscience

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 141-150

  Johnson, I P ^a   Duberley, R M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Motoneuron; Neuropeptides; Neurotrophic factor; Survival

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GALANIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; FACIAL NERVE; MALE; MOTONEURON; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0031913910     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00500-9     Document Type: Article

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