Mild axonal stretch injury in vitro induces a progressive series of neurofilament alterations ultimately leading to delayed axotomy

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1081-1091

  Chung, Roger S ^a   Staal, Jerome A ^a   McCormack, Graeme H ^a   Dickson, Tracey C ^a   Cozens, Mark A ^a   Chuckowree, Jyoti A ^a   Quilty, Marian C ^a   Vickers, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Axonal injury; Axotomy; Cytoskeleton; Diffuse axonal injury; Neurofilament; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; BRAIN INJURY; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; RAT;

ANIMALS; AXOTOMY; BRAIN INJURIES; CELLS, CULTURED; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 27444436749     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2005.22.1081     Document Type: Article

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