Neuronal phenotype and tyrosine kinase receptor expression in cocultures of dorsal root ganglion and skeletal muscle cells

Anatomical Record

Volumn 292, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 107-112

  Wang, Lihong ^a   Liu, Zhen ^a   Liu, Huaxiang ^b   Wan, Yu ^a   Wang, Huaijing ^a   Li, Zhenzhong ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Calcitonin gene related peptide; Dorsal root ganglion; Neurofilament; Neuron; Phenotype; Substance P; Tyrosine kinase receptor

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; NEURONS; PHENOTYPE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES;

EID: 60149096958     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.20777     Document Type: Article

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