Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying plasticity in uterine sympathetic nerves

Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 1-16

  Brauer, M Mónica ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Neurotrophins; Oestrogen; Pregnancy; Semaphorins

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; ESTROGEN; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN; NEUROTROPHIN 3; NEUROTROPHIN 4; NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE A; SEMAPHORIN;

DELIVERY; EOSINOPHIL; ESTRUS CYCLE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REVIEW; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PREGNANCY; SEMAPHORINS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; UTERUS;

EID: 44649112334     PISSN: 15660702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2008.02.002     Document Type: Review

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