Expression of ephrin-A2 in the superior colliculus and EphA5 in the retina following optic nerve section in adult rat

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1929-1936

  Rodger, J ^a   Lindsey, K A ^a   Leaver, S G ^a   King, C E ^a   Dunlop, S A ^a,b   Beazley, L D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Axon guidance cues; Denervation; Regeneration; Visual system

Indexed keywords

EPHRIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RETINA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

ANIMALS; AXONS; EPHRIN-A2; EPHRIN-A5; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; OPTIC NERVE INJURIES; RATS; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0035783748     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0953-816X.2001.01822.x     Document Type: Article

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