Growth-associated protein-43 is elevated in the injured rat sciatic nerve after low power laser irradiation

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 344, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 71-74

  Shin, Dong Hoon ^a   Lee, Eunju ^a   Hyun, Jung Keun ^b   Lee, Seong Jae ^b   Chang, Young Pyo ^b   Kim, Jong Wan ^b   Choi, Yong Seok ^b   Kwon, Bum Sun ^b  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dankook University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Growth associated protein 43; Low energy laser; Neural regeneration; Peripheral nerve injury

Indexed keywords

NEUROMODULIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE INJURY; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REVIEW; SCIATIC NERVE; SCORING SYSTEM; UPREGULATION; WALKING;

EID: 0038018665     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(03)00354-9     Document Type: Review

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