Down-regulation of mRNAs for synaptic adhesion molecules neuroligin-2 and -3 and SynCAM1 in spinal motoneurons after axotomy

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 503, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 308-318

  Zelano, Johan ^a   Wallquist, Wilhelm ^a   Hailer, Nils P ^b   Cullheim, Staffan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

In situ hybridization; Motoneuron; Neuroligin; Spinal cord; Synapse; SynCAM

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROLIGIN; NEUROLIGIN 2; NEUROLIGIN 3; PROTEIN SYNCAM1; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AXOTOMY; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER; SPINAL CORD; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SYNAPSES;

EID: 34447639571     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.21382     Document Type: Article

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