Retrograde labeling of phrenic motoneurons by intrapleural injection

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 244-249

  Mantilla, Carlos B ^a   Zhan, Wen Zhi ^a   Sieck, Gary C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Diaphragm muscle; Phrenic motoneurons; Respiratory plasticity; Retrograde tracer

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN B SUBUNIT; DEXTRAN; MESSENGER RNA; RHODAMINE; TRACER;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; GENE EXPRESSION; LAPAROTOMY; LASER CAPTURE MICRODISSECTION; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CONTROL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATION CONTROL; SPINAL GANGLION;

ANIMALS; CHOLERA TOXIN; DEXTRANS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GANGLIA, SPINAL; INJECTIONS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MOTOR NEURONS; PHRENIC NERVE; PLEURA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RHODAMINES; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 68249115332     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2009.06.016     Document Type: Article

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