The effect of peripheral nerve section on lectin binding in the superficial dorsal horn of the rat spinal cord.
The effect of peripheral nerve section on binding of the plant lectin soybean agglutinin (SBA) to the dorsal horn of the spinal cord has been investigated in the rat. Four, 15 and 43 days after unilateral sciatic nerve section no effect on SBA binding in the L4 segment of the spinal cord was apparent. However 90 days after nerve section a marked decline in SBA binding was observed. It is suggested that the long latency in effect on SBA binding may be due to the slow rate of utilisation of the SBA binding site.
Department of Anatomy, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia.
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Plenderleith
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PJ
Snow
D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D037102:Lectins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000378:metabolism*; D037121:Plant Lectins; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D030262:Soybean Proteins; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000378:metabolism*; D013373:Substance P / Q000378:metabolism; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins
D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D037102:Lectins; D037121:Plant Lectins; D030262:Soybean Proteins; D013373:Substance P; C028824:soybean lectin; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins