Number of synapses increased in the rat spinal dorsal horn after sciatic nerve transection: A stereological study

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 430-433

  Lin, Jing Yan ^a   Peng, Bin ^b   Yang, Zheng Wei ^b   Min, Su ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NORTH SICHUAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Neuropathic pain; Plasticity; Rat; Sciatic nerve; Stereology; Synapse

Indexed keywords

PARECOXIB; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES;

EID: 79953092803     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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