Neurotrophic factors improve motoneuron survival and function of muscle reinnervated by embryonic neurons

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 736-746

  Grumbles, Robert M ^a   Sesodia, Sanjay ^b   Wood, Patrick M ^a   Thomas, Christine K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon regeneration; Electromyographic activity; Motoneuron death; Motoneuron replacement; Muscle denervation; Muscle reinnervation; Neurotrophic factors

Indexed keywords

CARDIOTROPHIN 1; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; SCATTER FACTOR; SOMATOMEDIN C; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; MYELINATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD; TIBIAL NERVE; VENTRAL ROOT; ANIMAL; FISCHER 344 RAT; INJURY; INNERVATION; METABOLISM; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE REGENERATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL SURVIVAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; SCIATIC NERVE; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; SPINAL CORD; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 68249134222     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NEN.0b013e3181a9360f     Document Type: Article

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