Co-localization of the glial cell-line derived neurotrophic factor and its functional receptor c-RET in a subpopulation of rat dorsal root ganglion neurons

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 275, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-48

  Honda, Takashi ^a   Takahashi, Masahide ^a   Sugiura, Yasuo ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Nerve ligation; Neurotrophin receptors; Neurotrophins; Primary afferent neurons; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NERVE LIGATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SHORT SURVEY; SPINAL GANGLION;

EID: 0032866957     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(99)00729-6     Document Type: Article

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