Role of thyroid hormones and their receptors in peripheral nerve regeneration

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 541-559

  Barakat Walter, I ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Schwann cells; Sciatic nerve regeneration; T3 local treatment; Thyroid hormone receptors; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; LIOTHYRONINE; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; THYROID HORMONE; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR;

EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVE INJURY; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SCHWANN CELL; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL GANGLION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RECEPTORS, THYROID HORMONE; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 0033567860     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(19990915)40:4<541::AID-NEU10>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Review

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