Glucocorticoid regulation of motoneuronal parameters in rats with spinal cord injury

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 597-611

  Gonzalez, Susana L ^a   Saravia, Flavia ^a   Gonzalez Deniselle, M Claudia ^a   Lima, Analia E ^a   De Nicola, Alejandro F ^a,b,c  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b Argentina   (Argentina)

^c INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Choline acetyltransferase; Glucocorticoids; Motoneurons; Neuroprotection; p75 neurotrophin receptor; Spinal cord transection

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; NEUROTROPIN; PROTEIN P75; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DRUG MECHANISM; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; STEROID METABOLISM; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RECEPTORS, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033041953     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006980301382     Document Type: Article

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