Deletion of Nf1 in neurons induces increased axon collateral branching after dorsal root injury

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2124-2134

  Romero, Mario I ^a,b,c   Lin, Lu ^a   Lush, Mark E ^a   Lei, Lei ^a,d   Parada, Luis F ^a   Zhu, Yuan ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Collateral branching; Dorsal rhizotomy; Functional recovery; Neurofibromin; NT 3; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

MUTANT PROTEIN; NEUROFIBROMIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL RHIZOTOMY; DORSAL ROOT; DORSAL ROOT INJURY; EMBRYO; GENE DELETION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE INJURY; NERVE SPROUTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; PROTEIN DEPLETION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GENE DELETION; GENE SILENCING; INTEGRASES; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEURITES; NEUROFIBROMIN 1; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PROPRIOCEPTION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RHIZOTOMY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 33847200752     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4363-06.2007     Document Type: Article

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