Calcitonin gene-related peptide immunoreactive DRG neurons innervating the cervical facet joints show phenotypic switch in cervical facet injury in rats

European Spine Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 211-215

  Ohtori, Seiji ^a,b   Takahashi, Kazuhisa ^a   Moriya, Hideshige ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Anaesthesiology Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcitonin gene related peptide; Ganglia; Joint capsule; Neck pain; Spinal

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; FLUOROGOLD;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INCISION; INNERVATION; JOINT CAPSULE; MALE; NECK INJURY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL GANGLION; THORACIC SPINE; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 0038671822     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-002-0506-7     Document Type: Article

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