Neuronal nitric oxide synthase is the dominant nitric oxide supplier for the survival of dorsal root ganglia after peripheral nerve axotomy

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 181-187

  Keilhoff, Gerburg ^a   Fansa, Hisham ^a   Wolf, Gerald ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dorsal root ganglia; Electron microscopy; Endothelial NOS; Immunohistochemistry; Knockout mice; Neuronal NOS; Sciatic nerve transection

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXAMINATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL GANGLION;

ANIMALS; AXOTOMY; CELL SURVIVAL; GANGLIA, SPINAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PERIPHERAL NERVES;

EID: 0036711484     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-0618(02)00055-8     Document Type: Article

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