Molecular basis of behavioral recovery following spinal cord decompression: An immunocytochemical study

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 737-742

  Chen, Qixin ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Behavioral recovery; Choline acetyltransferase; GAP 43; Spinal cord compression

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; NEUROMODULIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONVALESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ANIMALS; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; GAP-43 PROTEIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; RATS; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0040431503     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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