Transforming growth factor α: A promoter of motoneuron survival of potential biological relevance

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 18, 2001, Pages 7079-7088

  Boillée, Séverine ^a   Cadusseau, Josette ^a   Coulpier, Muriel ^a,b   Grannec, Gaël ^a   Junier, Marie Pierre ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Development; EGF; EGFR; erbB1; Facial nucleus; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; FACIAL NERVE NUCLEUS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0035884939     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-18-07079.2001     Document Type: Article

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