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Axotomy

Known as: Axotomies 
Transection or severing of an axon. This type of denervation is used often in experimental studies on neuronal physiology and neuronal death or… 
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Expression of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) in the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus of the rat after transsection of the masseteric nerve.
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Involvement of Leukemia Inhibitory Factor in the Increases in Galanin and Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide mRNA and the Decreases in Neuropeptide Y and Tyrosine Hydroxylase mRNA in Sympathetic Neurons…
Abstract: In response to axonal injury, noradrenergic sympathetic neurons of the adult superior cervical ganglion (SCG) alter… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
BDNF and NT-3 rescue sensory but not motoneurones following axotomy in the neonate.
Following axotomy of the sciatic nerve in the neonatal rat, there is loss of almost half of the sensory neurones of the lumbar… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Evidence for endogenous inhibition of autotomy by galanin in the rat after sciatic nerve section: demonstrated by chronic intrathecal infusion of a high affinity galanin receptor antagonist
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The depressive effect of intrathecal clonidine on the spinal flexor reflex is enhanced after sciatic nerve section in rats
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Specific transcellular carbocyanine-labelling of rat retinal microglia during injury-induced neuronal degeneration
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Cell death of corticospinal neurons is induced by axotomy before but not after innervation of spinal targets
The response of corticospinal neurons to axotomy at postnatal ages from 5 days to adulthood was studied in the golden hamster… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Neuronal and neuroglial responses following retinal lesions in the neonatal rats
Lesions were produced in the nasal‐superior quadrant of rat retinas at 1 day postnatal. Both the optic fiber and ganglion cell… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Uptake of [3H]glutamic acid in excitatory nerve endings: Light and electronmicroscopic observations in the hippocampal formation of the rat
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Biological importance of retrograde axonal transport of nerve growth factor in adrenergic neurons
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