Remodeling of synaptic connections in the deafferented vestibular nuclear complex

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 167-183

  Li, Hongyan ^a   Dokas, Linda A ^a   Godfrey, Donald A ^a   Rubin, Allan M ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochlear nucleus; Growth associated protein 43; Neural plasticity; Synaptosome associated protein of 25 kDa; Unilateral vestibular ganglionectomy; Vestibular compensation

Indexed keywords

NEUROMODULIN; SYNAPTOSOMAL ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 25;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEAFFERENTATION; GANGLIONECTOMY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE SPROUTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTOGENESIS; VESTIBULAR NERVE; VESTIBULAR NUCLEAR COMPLEX; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; VESTIBULAR TEST;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DENERVATION; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GANGLIA, SENSORY; GANGLIONECTOMY; GAP-43 PROTEIN; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOSOMAL-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 25; VESTIBULAR NERVE; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI;

EID: 0042029544     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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