Gene transfer of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor promotes functional recovery following spinal cord contusion

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 508-515

  Tai, Ming Hong ^a,b   Cheng, Henrich ^c   Wu, Jen Pey ^d   Liu, Yuh Ling ^d   Lin, Pei Ru ^a   Kuo, Jon Son ^e   Tseng, Ching Jiunn ^a   Tzeng, Shun Fen ^f  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

GDNF; Gene transfer; Glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor; Neuron; Neuroprotection; SCI; Spinal cord contusion; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS VECTOR; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG EFFICACY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; HINDLIMB; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOCOMOTION; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VIRAL GENE THERAPY; VIRUS GENE;

EID: 0141672001     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-4886(03)00130-4     Document Type: Article

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