deafferentation

After partial deafferentation of spinal cord of adult cat, the expression of NGF in dorsal horn, which is the target area of dorsal root afferent fibers, up-regulated.

成年猫脊髓部分根传入纤维损伤后，靶区内NGF表达又明显增加，可能是诱导未损伤根——备用根纤维在脊髓内侧枝一个重要因素。