Upregulated expression of GAP-43 mRNA and protein in anterior horn motoneurons of the spinal cord after brachial plexus injury

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 513-518

  Chen, Long Ju ^a,b   Ren, Yan Hua ^a   Liu, La ^a   Zhang, Xiao Qin ^a   Zhao, Yan ^a   Wu, Wu Tian ^c   Li, Feng ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Growth associated protein 43; Injury; Motor neuron; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NEUROMODULIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; UPREGULATION;

EID: 78650131949     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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