Optimal conditions for peripheral nerve storage in green tea polyphenol: An experimental study in animals

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 145, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 255-266

  Matsumoto, Taiichi ^a   Kakinoki, Ryosuke ^a   Ikeguchi, Ryosuke ^a   Hyon, Suong Hyu ^b   Nakamura, Takashi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Green tea polyphenols; Peripheral nerve regeneration; Peripheral nerve storage

Indexed keywords

POLYPHENOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; DOG; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IMMERSION; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERINEURIUM; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCHWANN CELL; SCIATIC NERVE; STORAGE; TEA; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; DOGS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLAVONOIDS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PHENOLS; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; SCIATIC NERVE; TEA; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 19544383240     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2005.01.011     Document Type: Article

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