A novel use of alginate hydrogel as Schwann cell matrix

Tissue Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 525-534

  Mosahebi, A ^a   Simon, M ^a   Wiberg, M ^a   Terenghi, G ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALAMAR BLUE; ALGINIC ACID; COLLAGEN GEL; FIBRIN GLUE; HYALURONIC ACID; MATRIGEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HYDROGEL; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE GROWTH; NERVE SPROUTING; NEURITE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCHWANN CELL; SPINAL GANGLION; TISSUE GROWTH;

ALGINATES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICK EMBRYO; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; COLLAGEN; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROGELS; LAMININ; NEURITES; PROTEOGLYCANS; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; SCHWANN CELLS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0034758453     PISSN: 10763279     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/107632701753213156     Document Type: Article

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