Injuries to the peripheral nerves result in partial or total loss of motor, sensory and autonomic
functions conveyed by the lesioned nerves to the denervated segments of the body, due to …

Glial cells are established as essential for many functions of the central nervous system, and
this seems to hold also for glial cells in the peripheral nervous system. The main type of glial …

Apolipoprotein D is a chordate gene early originated in the Lipocalin protein family. Among
other features, regulation of its expression in a wide variety of disease conditions in humans …

Inflammation is a predominant aspect of neurodegenerative diseases, manifested by glia
activation and expression of pro-inflammatory mediators. Studies on animal models of …

Oral Diseases (2011) 17, 705–711 Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the
effect of alendronates on healing of extraction sockets and healing around implants in the …

Male Sprague-Dawley rats were chronically fed a high-unsaturated-fat diet for 130 days by
using total enteral nutrition (TEN), or the same diet in which ethanol (EtOH) isocalorically …

The lateral hypothalamus (LH) is a brain structure that controls hedonic properties of both
natural rewards and drugs of abuse. Mu opioid receptors are known to mediate drug reward …

Background and Objective: Periodontal disease, a pathological destructive inflammatory
condition, is characterized by alveolar bone loss. Recent studies have suggested a …

Apolipoprotein D (apo D) is a lipocalin present in the nervous system that may be related to
processes of reinnervation, regeneration and neuronal cell protection. On the other hand …

Target-derived factors modulate many aspects of peripheral neuron development including
neuronal growth, survival, and maturation. Less is known about how initial target contact …