17β-Estradiol stimulates regeneration of sciatic nerve in female mice

Brain Research

Volumn 943, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 283-286

  Islamov, Rustem R ^a   Hendricks, Wesley A ^a   Jones, Robert J ^a   Lyall, Gregory J ^a   Spanier, Nicole S ^a   Murashov, Alexander K ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Regeneration; Sciatic functional index; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; GENDER; HORMONE ACTION; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CELL COUNT; DENERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS CYCLE; INJURY; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; METABOLISM; MYELINATED NERVE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL COUNT; DENERVATION; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SCIATIC NERVE; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0037067316     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(02)02827-5     Document Type: Article

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