Peripheral nerve grafts and aFGF restore partial hindlimb function in adult paraplegic rats

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1203-1216

  Lee, Yu Shang ^a   Hsiao, Ian ^a   Lin, Vernon W ^a  

^a VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon regeneration; Motor evoked potential; Somatosensory evoked potential; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; FIBRIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE GRAFT; NONHUMAN; PARAPLEGIA; PLASTER CAST; RAT; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036797477     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/08977150260338001     Document Type: Article

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