Axon sprouting in the spinal cord: Growth promoting and growth inhibitory mechanisms

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 196, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 417-426

  Kapfhammer, Josef P ^a  

^a Anatomisches Institut I   (Germany)

Author keywords

CNS myelin; Fiber growth; Neuronal plasticity; Rat; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

NEUROMODULIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; DENERVATION; HUMAN; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER C; NERVE GROWTH; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE SPROUTING; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; GAP-43 PROTEIN; HUMANS; MICE; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0030784828     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004290050109     Document Type: Review

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