Dual mode of signalling of the axotomy reaction: Retrograde electric stimulation or block of retrograde transport differently mimic the reaction of motoneurons to nerve transection in the rat brainstem

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 956-968

  Mader, Konrad ^a   Andermahr, Jonas ^b   Angelov, Doychin N ^c   Neiss, Wolfram F ^c  

^a ST VINZENZ HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Astroglia; Axonal transport; Colchicine; Electric stimulation; Hypoglossal nerve; Microglia; Nerve regeneration

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; COLCHICINE; FLUOROGOLD; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN STEM; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC HYPOTHESIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL DISTURBANCE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HYPOGLOSSAL NUCLEUS; HYPOTHESIS; MICROGLIA; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NEUROPHAGOCYTOSIS; NEUROTROPISM; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RETROGRADE ELECTROSTIMULATION; RETROGRADE NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; TROPHIC HYPOTHESIS;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; AXONAL TRANSPORT; AXOTOMY; BRAIN STEM; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; COLCHICINE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GOUT SUPPRESSANTS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROGLIA; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE DEGENERATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME FACTORS; TONGUE;

EID: 3242885892     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/0897715041526113     Document Type: Article

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