Neurotrophin-3 down-regulates trkA mRNA, NGF high-affinity binding sites, and associated phenotype in adult DRG neurons

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1535-1548

  Gratto, Kelly A ^a   Verge, Valerie M K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Saskatoon City Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nociceptor; Pain; Sensory neuron; Substance P; trkC

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE A; SUBSTANCE P; TYROSINE KINASE C RECEPTOR; TYROSINE KINASE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BINDING SITE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME REGULATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL GANGLION; TISSUE SECTION;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL SIZE; DOWN-REGULATION; GANGLIA, SPINAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; IODINE ISOTOPES; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEURONS; NEUROTROPHIN 3; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, TRKA; RNA, MESSENGER; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUBSTANCE P; SULFUR ISOTOPES;

EID: 0141593514     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02881.x     Document Type: Article

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