Increased expression of the growth-associated protein 43 gene in the sensorimotor cortex of the macaque monkey after lesioning the lateral corticospinal tract

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 516, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 493-506

  Higo, Noriyuki ^a,b   Nishimura, Yukio ^b,c   Murata, Yumi ^a,b,d   Oishi, Takao ^a,b,e   Yoshino Saito, Kimika ^a,b,c   Takahashi, Masahito ^c,f   Tsuboi, Fumiharu ^c,g   Isa, Tadashi ^b,c,g  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^e KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^g GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Functional recovery; GAP 43; Plasticity; Premotor cortex; Primary motor cortex

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NEUROMODULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; INTERNEURON; MACACA; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; PYRAMIDAL SIGN; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GAP-43 PROTEIN; INTERNEURONS; MACACA; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONS; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 69449098056     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.22121     Document Type: Article

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