Acceleration of axonal outgrowth in motor axons from mature and old F344 rats after a conditioning lesion

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 231-237

  Jacob, Jane M ^a   Croes, Scott A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Axoplasmic transport; Conditioning lesion; Fischer rat; Regeneration; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AXOPLASM FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NERVE; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 0032142884     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1998.6850     Document Type: Article

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