Ciliary neurotrophic factor is not required for terminal sprouting and compensatory reinnervation of neuromuscular synapses: Re-evaluation of CNTF null mice

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 437-448

  Wright, Megan C ^a   Son, Young Jin ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endplate; Inactivity; Neuromuscular junction; Nodal sprouting; Paralysis; Partial denervation; Reinnervation; Terminal Schwann cell; Terminal sprouting

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE PARALYSIS; NERVE SPROUTING; NERVE TRANSECTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHWANN CELL; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE DENERVATION; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PARALYSIS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SCHWANN CELLS;

EID: 34248596666     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: 10902430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2007.03.011     Document Type: Article

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