Structural neuroplasticity following T5 spinal cord transection: Increased cardiac sympathetic innervation density and SPN arborization

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 299, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Lujan, Heidi L ^a   Palani, Gurunanthan ^a   DiCarlo, Stephen E ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cardiovascular risks

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN B SUBUNIT; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; CHOLERA TOXIN; COLORING AGENT;

ADRENERGIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INNERVATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RATE; MALE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PARAPLEGIA; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; SPINAL REFLEX; STELLATE GANGLION; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL; DENDRITE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEART; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NERVE TRACT; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC FIBERS, PREGANGLIONIC; CHOLERA TOXIN; COLORING AGENTS; DENDRITES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEART; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STELLATE GANGLION; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 77957565837     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00329.2010     Document Type: Article

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