Combining an autologous peripheral nervous system "bridge" and matrix modification by chondroitinase allows robust, functional regeneration beyond a hemisection lesion of the adult rat spinal cord

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 28, 2006, Pages 7405-7415

  Houle, John D ^a   Tom, Veronica J ^a   Mayes, Debra ^b   Wagoner, Gail ^b   Phillips, Napoleon ^b   Silver, Jerry ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chondroitinase; Extracellular matrix; Neurotransplantation; Plasticity; Regeneration; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN ABC LYASE; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE 4 SULFATASE; PROTEOCHONDROITIN SULFATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; DRUG EFFECT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FORELIMB; METABOLISM; NERVE FIBER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGENERATION; SPINAL CORD; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIBIAL NERVE; TRANSPLANTATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHONDROITIN ABC LYASE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FORELIMB; PROTEOCHONDROITIN SULFATES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REGENERATION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIBIAL NERVE; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 33746094328     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1166-06.2006     Document Type: Article

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