Nerve replacement strategies for cavernous nerves

European Urology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 372-378

  May, F ^a   Vroemen, M ^a   Matiasek, K ^b   Henke, J ^a   Brill, T ^a   Lehmer, A ^a   Apprich, M ^a   Erhardt, W ^a   Schoeler, S ^a   Paul, R ^a   Blesch, A ^c   Hartung, R ^a   Gansbacher, B ^a   Weidner, N ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cavernous nerves; Erection; Nerve guides; Nerve regeneration; Neurotrophic factors; Schwann cells

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; IMMUNOPHILIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3; NEURTURIN; RETROVIRUS VECTOR; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADOPTIVE IMMUNOTHERAPY; AUTOGRAFT; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; DNA MODIFICATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMORAL NERVE; GENE TRANSFER; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PELVIS SURGERY; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHWANN CELL; SURAL NERVE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSGENE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; PENILE ERECTION; PENIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SCHWANN CELLS;

EID: 23944447075     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2005.04.025     Document Type: Review

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