
Regeneration, Repair, and Developmental NeuroscienceResearch PaperRecovery of whisking function after manual stimulation of denervated vibrissal muscles requires brain-derived neurotrophic factor and its receptor tyrosine kinase B
Keywords: mice; facial nerve; axotomy; motor end-plate; polyinnervation; terminal Schwann cells; BDNF; brain derived neurotrophic factor; FFA; facial-facial anastomosis; IGF-1; insulin-like growth factor-1; mRNA; messenger ribonuclein acid; MS; manual stimulation;