The Candidate Neuroprotective Agent Artemin Induces Autonomic Neural Dysplasia without Preventing Peripheral Nerve Dysfunction

Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 275-294

  Bolon, Brad ^a   Jing, Shuqian ^a   Asuncion, Frank ^a   Scully, Sheila ^a   Pisegna, Marlese ^a   Van, Gwyneth Y ^a   Zheng hu, ^a   Yan Bin yu, ^a   Min, Hosung ^a   Wild, Ken ^a   Rosenfeld, Robert D ^a   Tarpley, John ^a   Carnahan, Josette ^a   Duryea, Diane ^a   Hill, Dave ^a   Kaufman, Steve ^a   Yan, Xiao Qiang ^a   Juan, Todd ^a   Christensen, Kathy ^a   Mccabe, James ^a   Simonet, W Scott ^b   more..

^a AMGEN INC   (United States)

^b Department of Exploratory Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

adrenal medulla; Artemin; GFR 3; neuropathy; paraganglioma; pheochromocytoma; sympathetic chain

Indexed keywords

ARTEMIN; NEURITE PROMOTING FACTOR; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; PROTEIN RET; RETROVIRUS VECTOR;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NEURAL DYSPLASIA; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DYSPLASIA; FEMALE; GANGLION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MESENCHYME; MOUSE; NERVE GROWTH; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PARAGANGLIOMA; PARASYMPATHETIC GANGLION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION; SYMPATHETIC TRUNK; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; GLIAL CELL LINE-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTORS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-RET; RATS; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS; UNIDENTIFIED RETROVIRUS;

EID: 2542492032     PISSN: 01926233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01926230490431475     Document Type: Article

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