Degeneration of phrenic motor neurons induces long-term diaphragm deficits following mid-cervical spinal contusion in mice

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 29, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 2748-2760

  Nicaise, Charles ^a,b   Putatunda, Rajarshi ^a   Hala, Tamara J ^a   Regan, Kathleen A ^a   Frank, David M ^a   Brion, Jean Pierre ^b   Leroy, Karelle ^b   Pochet, Roland ^b   Wright, Megan C ^c   Lepore, Angelo C ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c ARCADIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical; contusion; mice; phrenic motor neuron; SCI

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; DIAPHRAGM; DIAPHRAGM DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GRAY MATTER; HEMIDIAPHRAGM; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOUSE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE DENERVATION; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHRENIC NERVE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SURVIVAL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; WHITE MATTER LESION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; AXONS; BRAIN; CELL COUNT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHOLERA TOXIN; CONTUSIONS; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FLUORESCENT DYES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PHRENIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SURVIVAL;

EID: 84870912530     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2012.2467     Document Type: Article

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