Functional reconnection of severed mammalian spinal cord axons with polyethylene glycol

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 727-738

  Shi, Riyi ^a   Borgens, Richard B ^a   Blight, A R ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon fusion; Axotomy; Nerve fusion; Neural repair; Neurotrauma; Polyethylene glycol; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CELL FUSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NONHUMAN; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TARGET CELL; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0032830511     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.1999.16.727     Document Type: Conference Paper

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