Vascular endothelial growth factor stimulates Schwann cell invasion and neovascularization of acellular nerve grafts

Brain Research

Volumn 846, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 219-228

  Sondell, Mariann ^a   Lundborg, Göran ^a   Kanje, Martin ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Nerve grafting; Nerve growth factor; Nerve regeneration; Peripheral nerve; Rat sciatic nerve; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

LAMININ; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MACROPHAGE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NERVE FIBER; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCHWANN CELL; SCIATIC NERVE;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; AXONS; CAPILLARIES; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; LYMPHOKINES; MACROPHAGES; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; NERVE REGENERATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTORS, GROWTH FACTOR; RECEPTORS, VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR; SCHWANN CELLS; SCIATIC NERVE; SUBSTANCE P; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS;

EID: 0032728290     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)02056-9     Document Type: Article

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