Ciliary neurotrophic factor-induced sprouting preserves motor function in a mouse model of mild spinal muscular atrophy

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 973-986

  Simon, Christian M ^a   Jablonka, Sibylle ^a   Ruiz, Rocio ^b   Tabares, Lucia ^b   Sendtner, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; SURVIVAL MOTOR NEURON PROTEIN;

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GENE EXPRESSION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MOUSE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE SPROUTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHWANN CELL; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AXONS; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR ENDPLATE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; SCHWANN CELLS; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 77950669919     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddp562     Document Type: Article

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