An injectable nerve regeneration chamber for studies of unstable soluble growth factors

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-178

  McDonald, D S ^a   Zochodne, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Growth factors; In vivo; Injectable; Nerve chamber; Peripheral nerve; Regeneration; Repair

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DRUG REEXPOSURE; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CARBON; COLORING AGENTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; INJECTIONS; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFERENCE VALUES; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 0037472777     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(02)00319-9     Document Type: Article

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