Changes in the synaptology of spinal motoneurons in zebrafish following spinal cord transection

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 133-148

  Van Raamsdonk, W ^a   Smit Onel, M J ^a   Maslam, S ^a   Velzing, E ^a   De Heus, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cordotomy; Motoneuron; Spinal cord; Synaptology; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORDOTOMY; FISH; NONHUMAN; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALIA; ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; DANIO RERIO;

EID: 0031976696     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-1281(98)80022-6     Document Type: Article

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