Effects of inosine on axonal regeneration of axotomized retinal ganglion cells in adult rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 341, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 84-86

  Wu, Ming Mei ^a   You, Si Wei ^a   Hou, Bing ^a   Jiao, Xi Ying ^a   Li, Yao Yu ^a   Ju, Gong ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adult rat; Inosine; Optic nerve transection; Peripheral nerve; Regeneration; Retinal ganglion cell; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

INOSINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; IN VIVO STUDY; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; AXONS; AXOTOMY; FEMALE; INOSINE; NERVE REGENERATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 0037464383     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(03)00151-4     Document Type: Article

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