Ultrastructure and cellular biology of nerve regeneration

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 423-436

  Thanos, Panayotis K ^a   Okajima, Seiichiro ^c   Terzis, Julia K ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Microsurgical Research Center Norfolk   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; CYTOKINE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; INTEGRIN; LAMININ; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; SOMATOMEDIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL ADHESION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CYTOSKELETON; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC MARKER; GROWTH CONE; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SCHWANN CELL; SECOND MESSENGER;

EID: 0031684720     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1000203     Document Type: Review

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