Optogenetic interrogation of functional synapse formation by corticospinal tract axons in the injured spinal cord

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 36, Issue 21, 2016, Pages 5877-5890

  Jayaprakash, Naveen ^a   Wang, Zimei ^a   Hoeynck, Brian ^a   Krueger, Nicholas ^a   Kramer, Audra ^a   Balle, Eric ^a   Wheeler, Daniel S ^a   Wheeler, Robert A ^a   Blackmore, Murray G ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon regeneration; Optogenetics; Sox11; Spinal cord; Synapse; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

RHODOPSIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX11; SOX11 PROTEIN, MOUSE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; OPTOGENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTOGENESIS; ANIMAL; AXON GUIDANCE; C57BL MOUSE; METABOLISM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SPINAL CORD REGENERATION;

ANIMALS; AXON GUIDANCE; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEUROGENESIS; OPTOGENETICS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; SOXC TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL CORD REGENERATION; SYNAPSES;

EID: 84969776564     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4203-15.2016     Document Type: Article

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