Localization of motoneurons innervating deep and superficial facial muscles in the rat: a horseradish peroxidase and electrophysiologic study

E Shohara, A Sakai - Experimental neurology, 1983 - Elsevier
In the rat, distribution of the motoneurons supplying the deep facial muscles (DFM)—the
posterior belly of the digastric (VP) and the stylohyoid (SH) muscles—and the superficial …

Local application of extracellular matrix proteins fails to reduce the number of axonal branches after varying reconstructive surgery on rat facial nerve

S Dohm, M Streppel… - Restorative …, 2000 - content.iospress.com
Purpose: A major reason for the poor functional recovery after peripheral nerve injury is the
outgrowth of supernumerary axonal branches at the lesion site. Projecting within several …

Expression of neuropeptides and neuropeptide mRNAs in spinal cord after axotomy in the rat, with special reference to motoneurons and galanin

X Zhang, VMK Verge, Z Wiesenfeld-Hallin… - Experimental brain …, 1993 - Springer
The extent to which the plasticity in peptide expression observed in developing spinal
motoneurons occurs following proximal peripheral axotomy in the adult rat was examined …

Peripheral nerve section induces increased levels of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)-like immunoreactivity in axotomized motoneurons

U Arvidsson, H Johnson, F Piehl, S Cullheim… - Experimental brain …, 1990 - Springer
By use of fluorescence immunohistochemistry it is shown that sciatic nerve section in cat and
rat induces increased levels of immunoreactive calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in …

Reinnervation by axon collaterals from single facial motoneurons to multiple muscle targets following axotomy in the adult guinea pig

M Ito, M Kudo - Cells Tissues Organs, 1994 - karger.com
To study the process of recovery from facial palsy experimentally, the location of cranial
motoneurons supplying the posterior belly of the digastric muscle (PDG) and the …

Calcitonin gene-related peptide in rat spinal cord motoneurons: subcellular distribution and changes induced by axotomy

J Caldero, A Casanovas, A Sorribas, JE Esquerda - Neuroscience, 1992 - Elsevier
Using light and electron microscopy, a study has been made of the changes of calcitonin
gene-related peptide-like immunoreactivity in rat lumbar spinal cord motoneurons during …

Selective reinnervation of somatotopically appropriate muscles after facial nerve transection and regeneration in the neonatal rat

H Aldskogius, L Thomander - Brain research, 1986 - Elsevier
The organization of the facial motor nucleus (FMN) has been examined after transection and
regeneration of the facial nerve (FN) in neonatal and adult rats. In one series of experiments …

Alterations in glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) mRNA levels in the hamster facial motor nucleus: effects of axotomy and testosterone

KJ Jones, NB Kinderman, MM Oblinger - Neurochemical research, 1997 - Springer
Testosterone propionate (TP) administered at the time of facial nerve injury in the hamster
accelerates the rate of regeneration. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that the …

Changes in the mRNA expression pattern, with special reference to calcitonin gene-related peptide, after axonal injuries in rat motoneurons depends on age and type …

F Piehl, H Hammarberg, G Tabar, T Hökfelt… - Experimental brain …, 1998 - Springer
The axotomy reaction in motoneurons after a peripheral nerve transection in the adult
animal is characterized by a robust upregulation of alpha-calcitonin gene-related peptide …

Glial reaction after facial nerve compression in the facial canal of the albino rat

RS Ruan, SK Leong, KH Yeoh - Acta oto-laryngologica, 1994 - Taylor & Francis
The facial nerve of the albino rat was compressed by inserting a thin nylon thread in the
facial canal. After a survival period of 1–60 days, the animal was perfused with Ringer's …