"Axotomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Transection or severing of an axon. This type of denervation is used often in experimental studies on neuronal physiology and neuronal death or survival, toward an understanding of nervous system disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D019771
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.525.210.158
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Axotomy" by people in Profiles.
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Constitutive activation of the neuregulin-1/ErbB receptor signaling pathway is essential for the proliferation of a neoplastic Schwann cell line. Glia. 2003 Aug; 43(2):104-18.
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Lysophosphatidic acid promotes the proliferation of adult Schwann cells isolated from axotomized sciatic nerve. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2003 May; 62(5):520-9.
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Expression of JE (monocyte chemoattractant protein-1) is induced by sciatic axotomy in wild type rodents but not in C57BL/Wld(s) mice. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 1998 Oct; 57(10):915-30.