The role of the cytoskeleton in cell body enlargement, increased nuclear eccentricity and chromatolysis in axotomized spinal motor neurons

BMC Neuroscience

Volumn 6, Issue , 2005, Pages

  McIlwain, David L ^a   Hoke, Victoria B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPOFUSCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; CYTOSKELETON; FROG; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NISSL SUBSTANCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; PERIKARYON; POLYSOME; PROTEIN CONTENT; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; ANIMAL; CELL ENLARGEMENT; CHROMATIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTONEURON; NERVE FIBER; PHYSIOLOGY; RANA PIPIENS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; AXOTOMY; CELL ENLARGEMENT; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; CYTOSKELETON; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; RANA PIPIENS;

EID: 26444511724     PISSN: 14712202     EISSN: 14712202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2202-6-19     Document Type: Article

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