Nitric oxide synthase inhibitor attenuates number of regenerating spinal motoneurons in adult rats

NeuroReport

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 969-973

  Chu, Tak Ho ^a   Wu, Wu Tian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Motoneuron; Nitric oxide synthase; Regeneration; Root avulsion; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; VENTRAL ROOT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; DEXTRANS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE REGENERATION; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RHODAMINES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STILBAMIDINES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33745472917     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wnr.0000221839.05008.85     Document Type: Article

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