Signalling mechanisms for survival of lesioned motoneurons

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn , Issue 89, 2004, Pages 21-35

  Wiese, S ^a   Beck, M ^a   Karch, C ^a   Sendtner, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gene knock out mice; Neuronal death; Neuronal survival; Neurotrophic factors

Indexed keywords

NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS PROTEIN; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN;

CELL DEATH; DEATH; GENE INACTIVATION; KNOCKOUT GENE; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; PLASTICITY; REGENERATION; SURVIVAL; ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE REGENERATION; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; AXONS; CELL SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS PROTEINS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVE REGENERATION; PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 4544287857     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: 00016268     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-0603-7_4     Document Type: Article

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