Role of axon-deprived Schwann cells in perineurial regeneration in the rat sciatic nerve

Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 221-231

  Popovic M ^a   Bresjanac, M ^b   Sketelj, J ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Axon regeneration; Electron microscopy; Immunohistochemistry; Minifascicles; Nerve injury; Perineurium; S 100 protein

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN S 100;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERINEURIUM; PINOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCHWANN CELL; SCIATIC NERVE; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FREEZING; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NERVE CRUSH; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; S100 PROTEINS; SCHWANN CELLS; SCIATIC NERVE; WALLERIAN DEGENERATION;

EID: 0034084646     PISSN: 03051846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2990.2000.00238.x     Document Type: Article

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