Local application of collagen containing brain-derived neurotrophic factor decreases the loss of function after spinal cord injury in the adult rat

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 251, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 193-196

  Houweling, D A ^a   Van Asseldonk, J T H ^a   Lankhorst, A J ^a   Hamers, F P T ^a   Martin, D ^b   Bar P R ^a   Joosten, E A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Collagen; Functional recovery; Neurotrophins; Plasticity; Regeneration; Spinal cord injury; Transection

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; COLLAGEN; RECOMBINANT BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; RECOMBINANT CYTOKINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH REGULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RATING SCALE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0032584751     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00536-9     Document Type: Article

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