Adenoviral gene transfer of ciliary neurotrophic factor and brain- derived neurotrophic factor leads to long-term survival of axotomized motor neurons

Nature Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 765-770

  Gravel, Claude ^a   Götz, Rudolf ^b   Lorrain, Ann ^a   Sendtner, Michael ^b  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DE L INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EN SANTÉ MENTALE DE QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3;

ADENOVIRUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; GENE TRANSFER; MOTONEURON; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALS; AXONS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DENERVATION; FACIAL NERVE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENES, REPORTER; HUMANS; LAC OPERON; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALIA; MURINAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 1842329729     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nm0797-765     Document Type: Article

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