The rat caudal nerves: A model for experimental neuropathies

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 128-139

  Schaumburg, Herbert H ^a   Zotova, Elena ^a   Raine, Cedric S ^a   Tar, Moses ^a   Arezzo, Joseph ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

A delta fibers; Acrylamide induced neuropathy; Caudal nerve; Distal axonopathy; Small fiber neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ACRYLAMIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL NERVE;

ACRYLAMIDE; ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL COUNT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCIATIC NERVE; TAIL; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 77954296337     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: 15298027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8027.2010.00262.x     Document Type: Article

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