Axonal regeneration and neuronal function are preserved in motor neurons lacking ß-actin In Vivo

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Cheever, Thomas R ^a   Olson, Emily A ^a   Ervasti, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; ACTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; EMBRYO; IN VIVO STUDY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; NERVE FIBER; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

MUS;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; AXONS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOTOR NEURONS;

EID: 79952943507     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017768     Document Type: Article

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