Development and neuronal dependence of cutaneous sensory nerve formations: Lessons from neurotrophins

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 513-529

  MontañO, Juan A ^a   Pérez Piñera, Pablo ^b   GarcíA Suá Rez, Olivia ^b,c   Cobo, Juan ^b,d   Vega, Jose A ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^c ADITAS   (Spain)

^d Instituto Asturiano de Odontologia   (Spain)

Author keywords

Knock out mice; Neurotrophins.; Sensory corpuscles; Transgenic overexpressing mice; Trk neurotrophin receptors.

Indexed keywords

GENES; MAINTENANCE; MAMMALS;

KNOCK OUTS; KNOCK-OUT MOUSE; NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR; NEUROTROPHIN.; NEUROTROPHINS; SENSORY CORPUSCLE; SENSORY NERVES; TRANSGENIC OVEREXPRESSING MOUSE; TRANSGENICS; TRK NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR.;

NEURONS;

MUS;

EID: 77951855820     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20790     Document Type: Review

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