Transplantation of Genetically Modified Fibroblasts Expressing BDNF in Adult Rats with a Subtotal Hemisection Improves Specific Motor and Sensory Functions

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 141-150

  Kim, D ^a   Schallert, T ^b   Yi, Liu ^c   Browarak, T ^c   Nayeri, N ^c   Tessler, A ^d   Fischer, I ^c   Murray, M ^c  

^a Quakertown   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Department of Veteran's Affairs Hospital ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

BDNF; Fibroblasts; Recovery of function; Transplants

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DNA MODIFICATION; FIBROBLAST; FORELIMB; GENE EXPRESSION; LOCOMOTION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; RED NUCLEUS; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD HEMISECTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DENERVATION; FIBROBLASTS; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; RATS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SENSATION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SWIMMING;

EID: 0035667553     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154596830101500207     Document Type: Article

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