Long-term effects of a single dose of brain-derived neurotrophic factor on motoneuron survival following spinal root avulsion in the adult rat

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 274, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 147-150

  Chai, H ^a   Wu, W ^a   So, K F ^a   Prevette, D M ^b   Oppenheim, R W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Avulsion; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Nitric oxide synthase; Spinal motoneurons

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC MINIPUMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; COLORING AGENTS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; NEUTRAL RED; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 0032873649     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(99)00671-0     Document Type: Article

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