Electrically active axons degenerate when exposed to nitric oxide

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 470-476

  Smith, Kenneth J ^a,b   Kapoor, Raju ^a   Hall, Susan M ^b   Davies, Meirion ^c  

^a Neuroinflammation Research Group   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYELIN; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NEUROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL GANGLION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AXONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0035067635     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.96     Document Type: Article

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