Regeneration and sprouting of chronically injured corticospinal tract fibers in adult rats promoted by NT-3 and the mAb IN-1, which neutralizes myelin-associated neurite growth inhibitors

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 583-594

  Von Meyenburg, Jan ^a   Brösamle, Christian ^a   Metz, Gerlinde A S ^a   Schwab, Martin E ^a  

^a University of Zurich Brain Research Institute   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Axon; Hemisection; Lesion; Retraction; Retraction bulb

Indexed keywords

AMINE; BIOTIN; DEXTRAN; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MYELIN; NEUROTROPHIN 3;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRONICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; LOCOMOTION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE INJURY; NERVE SPROUTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RAT; SPINAL CORD HEMISECTION;

EID: 0032428520     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1998.6912     Document Type: Article

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