Androgen regulates trkB immunolabeling in spinal motoneurons

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 303-309

  Osborne, M C ^a   Verhovshek, T ^a   Sengelaub, D R ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BDNF; Immunohistochemistry; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; HISTOGRAM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MOTONEURON; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, TRKB; SPINAL CORD; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 33846875413     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21122     Document Type: Article

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