FK506 increases the regeneration of spinal cord axons in a predegenerated peripheral nerve autograft

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 287-296

  Wang, Min Sheng ^b   Gold, Bruce G ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology   (United States)

Author keywords

Axonal regeneration; FK506; Immunophilin; Red nucleus

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; TACROLIMUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRACT; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; RAT; RED NUCLEUS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; AXONS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RED NUCLEUS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 0033289087     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.1999.11719582     Document Type: Article

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