Exogenous testosterone prevents motoneuron atrophy induced by contralateral motoneuron depletion

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 348-359

  Fargo, Keith N ^a   Sengelaub, Dale R ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendrites; Morphology; Saporin; Spinal cord injury; Steroids

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN; SAPORIN; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; MOTONEURON; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ATROPHY; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CHOLERA TOXIN; DENDRITES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORCHIECTOMY; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 3543131334     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.20027     Document Type: Article

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