Synthetic hydrogel guidance channels facilitate regeneration of adult rat brainstem motor axons after complete spinal cord transection

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 789-804

  Tsai, Eve C ^a   Dalton, Paul D ^b   Shoichet, Molly S ^c   Tator, Charles H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Axonal regeneration; Complete spinal cord transection; Guidance channel; Hydrogel; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE; POLITEF; POLYMACON;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HYDROGEL; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; RAT; REGENERATIVE ABILITY; RETROGRADE NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BRAIN STEM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HYDROGELS; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; NERVE REGENERATION; POLYHYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 3042736707     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/0897715041269687     Document Type: Article

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