Effects of nerve growth factor on axonal retrograde transport after axonal injury of motoneurons.

In this experimental study we coupled nerve growth factor (NGF) with notatin by dicyclohexylcarbodiimide to label NGF and observed the effects of NGF on axonal retrograde transport after axonal injury of motoneurons with the aid of notatin chemiluminescence system. The results showed that NGF could be transported through axon not only to sensory neurons in dorsal root ganglia but also to motoneurons in spinal cord ventral horn.