Retroviral labeling of Schwann cells: In vitro characterization and in vivo transplantation to improve peripheral nerve regeneration

GLIA

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 8-17

  Mosahebi, Afshin ^a,c   Woodward, Barbara ^a   Wiberg, Mikael ^b   Martin, Robin ^a   Terenghi, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

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

Author keywords

galactosidase; Cell labeling; Nerve regeneration; Retroviral vector; Transduction; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; IN VIVO STUDY; LACZ GENE; NERVE CELL; REGENERATIVE ABILITY; RETROVIRAL VECTOR; SCHWANN CELL; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; GALACTOSIDES; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; INDOLES; LAC OPERON; NERVE REGENERATION; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; RETROVIRIDAE; SCHWANN CELLS; SCIATIC NERVE; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0035050116     PISSN: 08941491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/glia.1035     Document Type: Article

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