Comparison of sensory neuron growth cone and filopodial responses to structurally diverse aggrecan variants, in vitro

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 247, Issue , 2013, Pages 143-157

  Beller, Justin A ^a   Kulengowski, Brandon ^a   Kobraei, Edward M ^a   Curinga, Gabrielle ^b   Calulot, Christopher M ^a   Bahrami, Azita ^a   Hering, Thomas M ^a   Snow, Diane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Dorsal root ganglia neurons; Extracellular matrix (ECM); Neuronal growth cones; Regeneration; Velocity

Indexed keywords

AGGRECAN; PROTEOCHONDROITIN SULFATE;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FILOPODIUM; GROWTH CONE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SENSORY NERVE CELL;

BA; BOVINE (STEER) ARTICULAR CARTILAGE AGGRECAN; CELL CULTURE; CHINESE HAMSTER OVARY K1 (CELL LINE); CHO-K1; CHONDROITIN SULFATE PROTEOGLYCAN; COS7; CSPG; DORSAL ROOT GANGLIA NEURONS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX (ECM); NEURONAL GROWTH CONES; REGENERATION; SIMIAN KIDNEY CELL LINE; VELOCITY;

AGGRECANS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; CELLS, CULTURED; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CHICKENS; CHONDROITIN SULFATES; CRICETULUS; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GROWTH CONES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PSEUDOPODIA; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84878238030     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: 10902430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2013.02.012     Document Type: Article

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