2,4-Dinitrophenol blocks neurodegeneration and preserves sciatic nerve function after trauma

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 829-841

  Madeiro Da Costa, Rodrigo F ^a   Blanco Martinez, Ana M ^a   Ferreira, Sergio T ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amyloid precursor protein; Nerve degeneration; Neuregulin; Neuroprotection; Peripheral nervous system

Indexed keywords

2,4 DINITROPHENOL; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; MYELIN; NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOMETRICS; MOUSE; MYELINATION; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCIATIC NERVE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

2,4-DINITROPHENOL; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN PRECURSOR; ANIMALS; AXONS; CYTOSKELETON; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; MICE; NEUREGULIN-1; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SCIATIC NERVE; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; WALLERIAN DEGENERATION;

EID: 77952977509     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2009.1189     Document Type: Article

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