title: Localization and expression of R-cadherin in skeletal muscle following nerve injury.
abstract: Rats in which the sciatic nerves were cut were divided into two groups: animals with nerve sutured and animals with nerve not sutured. In the unsutured group, the levels of R-cadherin expression increased and then decreased to values lower than those of controls. In the sutured group, the levels of R-cadherin expression increased and then decreased to almost control values. These results suggest that R-cadherin plays some role in cells of normal and regenerating muscles.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan. niitsuma@nmu-gw.naramed-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Niitsuma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hatoko
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuwahara
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yurugi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iioka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015820:Cadherins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D008297:Male; D009121:Muscle Denervation; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000294:innervation / Q000378:metabolism*; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000378:metabolism; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000293:injuries / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D015820:Cadherins; C083970:R-cadherin