Changes in synaptic inputs to sympathetic preganglionic neurons after spinal cord injury

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 435, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 226-240

  Llewellyn Smith, Ida J ^a,b   Weaver, Lynne C ^c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

aminobutyric acid; Autonomic dysreflexia; Glutamate; Immunogold labeling; Synapse density; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC FIBERS, PREGANGLIONIC; CHOLERA TOXIN; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0035948301     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.1204     Document Type: Article

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