Differential expression of cell fate determinants in neurons and glial cells of adult mouse spinal cord after compression injury

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1895-1906

  Chen, Jian ^a   Leong, Soo Yuen ^a   Schachner, Melitta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone morphogenetic protein; Mouse; Msx; Notch 1; Numb; Sonic hedgehog; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; NOTCH1 RECEPTOR; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN NUMB; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL FATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPENDYMA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIA CELL; GRAY MATTER; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; UPREGULATION; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 27644545752     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04348.x     Document Type: Article

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