Corticospinal neurons up-regulate a range of growth-associated genes following intracortical, but not spinal, axotomy

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 789-802

  Mason, M R J ^a   Lieberman, A R ^a   Anderson, P N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ATF3; Axotomy; c jun; CAP 23; CHL1; Corticospinal; GAP 43; Injury; Krox 24; L1; Rat; SCG10

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN B SUBUNIT; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROMODULIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATF3 GENE; CAP 23 GENE; CHL1 GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAP 43 GENE; GENE; GENE INDUCTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KROX 24 GENE; L1 GENE; NEOCORTEX; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C JUN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RAT; SCG10 GENE;

ANIMALS; AXOTOMY; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NEOCORTEX; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; PROSENCEPHALON; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0042819829     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02809.x     Document Type: Article

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