Upregulation of axon guidance molecules in the adult central nervous system of Nogo-A knockout mice restricts neuronal growth and regeneration

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3567-3579

  Kempf, Anissa ^a   Montani, Laura ^a,c   Petrinovic, Marija M ^a,d   Schroeter, Aileen ^a,c   Weinmann, Oliver ^a   Patrignani, Andrea ^b   Schwab, Martin E ^a  

^a University of Zurich Brain Research Institute   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Compensation; EphA4; EphrinA3; Myelin; Nogo A; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

EPHRIN A3; EPHRIN A4; MYELIN; PLEXIN; PROTEIN NOGO A; SEMAPHORIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INACTIVATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE SPROUTING; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

COMPENSATION; EPHA4; EPHRINA3; MYELIN; NOGO-A; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EPHRIN-A3; EPHRIN-A4; GANGLIA, SPINAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MYELIN PROTEINS; MYELIN SHEATH; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; RNA, MESSENGER; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL CORD REGENERATION; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84897035369     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12357     Document Type: Article

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