Influence of age on regeneration in the peripheral nervous system

Gerontology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 301-306

  Kerezoudi, E ^b   Thomas, P K ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aging; Neurotrophic factors; Peripheral nerve regeneration

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CELL LOSS; CHROMATIN; DENERVATION; HUMAN; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINNERVATION; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL GANGLION; SPINAL ROOT;

EID: 0032720268     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000022109     Document Type: Review

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