Loss of enteric neurons accompanied by decreased expression of GDNF and PI3K/Akt pathway in diabetic rats

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Du, F ^b   Wang, L ^c   Qian, W ^b   Liu, S ^a,b  

^a Huazhong University of Science and Technology ^*  (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c General Sugery   (China)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Enteric neuropathy; GDNF; PI3K Akt

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN KINASE B;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENTERIC NEUROPATHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MALE; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; GLIAL CELL LINE-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; HUMANS; MALE; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-AKT; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE;

EID: 70349666889     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2009.01379.x     Document Type: Article

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