Neuroprotective effects of testosterone on the morphology and function of somatic motoneurons following the death of neighboring motoneurons

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 512, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 359-372

  Little, Christine M ^a   Coons, Kellie D ^a   Sengelaub, Dale R ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendrites; Morphology; Neuroprotection; Steroids

Indexed keywords

HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; SAPORIN; TESTOSTERONE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; SAPONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CELL COUNT; CELL FUNCTION; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE MASS; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RAT; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; ANIMAL; CELL DEATH; CELL SHAPE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INNERVATION; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL DEATH; CELL SHAPE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; ORGAN SIZE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SAPONINS; SPINAL CORD; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 59149085565     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.21885     Document Type: Article

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