Normal distribution of VGLUT1 synapses on spinal motoneuron dendrites and their reorganization after nerve injury

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 3475-3492

  Rotterman, Travis M ^a   Nardelli, Paul ^b   Cope, Timothy C ^b   Alvarez, Francisco J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Axotomy; IA afferents; Nerve transection; Regeneration; Spinal cord; Stretch reflex

Indexed keywords

VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 1;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOTONEURON; NERVE INJURY; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE; WHITE MATTER;

AXOTOMY; IA AFFERENTS; NERVE TRANSECTION; REGENERATION; SPINAL CORD; STRETCH REFLEX;

ANIMALS; DENDRITES; FEMALE; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES; TIBIAL NERVE; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT PROTEIN 1;

EID: 84895465209     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4768-13.2014     Document Type: Article

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