Peripheral nerve regeneration and neurotrophic factors

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-14

  Terenghi, Giorgio ^a,b  

^a QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nerve injury; Peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN; NEUROTROPHIN 3;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DORSAL ROOT; GANGLION; HUMAN; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVE INJURY; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHWANN CELL; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SCHWANN CELLS;

EID: 0033021524     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878298004312     Document Type: Review

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