Axonal regeneration of sensory nerves is delayed by continuous intrathecal infusion of nerve growth factor

Neuroscience

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1153-1158

  Gold, B G ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

axonal regeneration; dorsal root ganglion; nerve growth factor; rat; sciatic nerve; sensory neurons

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE CRUSH; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL GANGLION;

ANIMALS; AXONS; GANGLIA, SPINAL; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; NERVE CRUSH; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 0031012375     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(96)00416-2     Document Type: Article

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