Basic fibroblast growth factor and platelet-derived growth factor prevent the death of spinal motor neurons after sciatic nerve transection in the neonatal rats

Neurological Research

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 555-557

  Iwasaki, Yasuo ^a   Shiojima, Toshiya ^a   Tagaya, Nozomu ^a   Kobayashi, Tomoko ^a   Kinoshita, Masao ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY OHASHI MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Axotomy induced motor neuron death; Basic fibroblast growth factor; Platelet derived growth factor; Spinal motor neurons; Trophic factor

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE TRANSECTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON;

EID: 0030930159     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01616412.1997.11740857     Document Type: Article

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