Changes of GTP cyclohydrolase i and neuronal apoptosis in rat spinal dorsal cord induced by sciatic nerve injury

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2145-2150

  Meng, Chunyang ^a   Liang, Xiao ^a   Li, Qingwei ^a   Chen, Guowu ^a   Liu, Hongmei ^a   Li, Kaizhi ^a  

^a JINING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; GCH1; Neuropathic pain; Sciatic nerve injury; Spinal dorsal cord

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE CYCLOHYDROLASE I;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL ROOT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NICK END LABELING; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SCIATIC NERVE INJURY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; GTP CYCLOHYDROLASE; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; NEURALGIA; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY;

EID: 84890547821     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-013-1353-5     Document Type: Article

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