Restriction of Axonal Retraction and Promotion of Axonal Regeneration by Chronically Injured Neurons after Intraspinal Treatment with Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF)

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1251-1261

  Dolbeare, Dirk ^a   Houle, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Axotomy; Chronic injury; CNS; Neurotrophic factor; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN DERIVATIVE; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; TRUE BLUE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CELL LABELING; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; MICROINJECTION; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; RAT; RED NUCLEUS; RETICULAR FORMATION; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; RUBROSPINAL TRACT; SCAR; SPINAL CORD HEMISECTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0242308076     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/089771503770802916     Document Type: Article

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