Protein kinase C gamma (PKCγ) as a novel marker to assess the functional status of the corticospinal tract in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE)

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 256, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 43-48

  Lieu, Anna ^a   Tenorio, Gustavo ^a   Kerr, Bradley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corticospinal tract; EAE; PKC

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN KINASE C GAMMA;

ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, AUTOIMMUNE, EXPERIMENTAL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PROTEIN KINASE C; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84875365260     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: 18728421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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