Characterization of a prolonged regenerative attempt by diffusely injured axons following traumatic brain injury in adult cat: A light and electron microscopic immunocytochemical study

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 329-337

  Christman, Carole W ^a   Salvant Jr , Jackson B ^a   Walker, Susan A ^a   Povlishock, John T ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffuse axonal injury; GAP43; Neurofilament; Regeneration; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CAT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NEURITE; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; CATS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FEMALE; GAP-43 PROTEIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVE REGENERATION;

EID: 0030830114     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010050715     Document Type: Article

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