Motor denervation induces altered muscle fibre type densities and atrophy in a rat model of neuropathic pain

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 247, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 204-208

  Daemen, M A R C ^a   Kurvers, H A J M ^a   Bullens, P H J ^a   Slaaf, D W ^b   Freling, G ^a   Kitslaar, P J E H M ^a   Van Den Wildenberg, F A J M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic constriction injury; Motor disturbances; Nerve injury; Partial denervation

Indexed keywords

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMORAL NERVE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HYPOKINESIA; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HYPERALGESIA; LIGATION; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURALGIA; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 0032524317     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00304-8     Document Type: Article

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