Synuclein accumulation is associated with cell-specific neuronal death after spinal cord injury

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 520, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1751-1771

  Busch, David J ^a   Morgan, Jennifer R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Axotomy; C; Fluoro Jade; Lamprey; Nissl; Parkinson's disease; Reticulospinal; Ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

SYNUCLEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; FLUORO JADE C STAINING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LAMPREY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NISSL STAINING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STAINING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL DEATH; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INCLUSION BODIES; LAMPREYS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEURONS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SYNUCLEINS; UBIQUITIN;

EID: 84859321910     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.23011     Document Type: Article

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