Pyrroloquinoline quinone enhances regeneration of transected sciatic nerve in rats

Chinese Journal of Traumatology - English Edition

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 225-229

  Li, Hao Huan ^a   Liu, Shi Qing ^a   Peng, Hao ^a   Zhang, Nu ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Nerve regeneration; Peripheral nerves; Pyrroloquinoline quinone

Indexed keywords

PYRROLOQUINOLINEQUINONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; MALE; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RAT; RAT STRAIN; RECORDING; SCIATIC NERVE; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 25144507654     PISSN: 10081275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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