From animal models to humans: Strategies for promoting CNS axon regeneration and recovery of limb function after spinal cord injury

Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 55-69

  Moon, Lawrence ^a   Bunge, Mary Bartlett ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal; Functional recovery; Human; Plasticity; Regeneration; SCI; Therapies

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ATAXIA; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE MODEL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE REGENERATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE REGENERATION;

ANIMALS; ATAXIA; AXONS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION; HUMANS; NERVE REGENERATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 33644815206     PISSN: 15570576     EISSN: 15570584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NPT.0000282512.16964.94     Document Type: Article

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