Search for dissertations about: "Maja-lena Deckner"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Maja-lena Deckner.

2. 1. Factors influencing the turnover of olfactory receptor neurons

   Author : Maja-Lena Deckner; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : immunohistochemistry; in situ hybridization; rat; olfactory bulb; olfactory epithelium; axotomy; regeneration; apoptosis; BBB; VEGF; blood vessels; trophic factor; BDNF; trkB; tenascin;

   Abstract : The olfactory system has a striking capacity for neuronal plasticity throughout life and the olfactory epithelium is able to generate both neuronal and non-neuronal cells in the normal adult animal as well as after experimental injury. In contrast to primary sensory neurons, olfactory axons are able to cross the border between the PNS and CNS in the olfactory bulb after transection in the adult animal. READ MORE