Effects of brain‐derived neurotrophic factor on motor dysfunction in wobbler mouse motor neuron disease
Ikeda K, Klinkosz B, Greene T, Cedarbaum J, Wong V, Lindsay R, Mitsumoto H. Effects of brain‐derived neurotrophic factor on motor dysfunction in wobbler mouse motor neuron disease. Annals Of Neurology 1995, 37: 505-511. PMID: 7717687, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410370413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorMiceMice, Neurologic MutantsMicroscopy, ElectronMotor Neuron DiseaseMusclesNerve Tissue ProteinsConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorMouse motor neuron diseaseWobbler mouse motor neuron diseaseMotor neuron diseaseBDNF treatmentMotor dysfunctionNeurotrophic factorNeuron diseaseVentral rootsMotor neuronsWobbler miceExogenous brain-derived neurotrophic factorAxotomy-induced cell deathHuman brain-derived neurotrophic factorBDNF-treated miceBiceps muscle weightCervical ventral rootsDenervation muscle atrophyExogenous BDNF administrationMotor axon lossRecombinant human brain-derived neurotrophic factorVehicle-treated miceVehicle-treated animalsEnd of treatmentMuscle twitch tension