Morphological and electrophysiological evidence for regeneration of transected spinal cord fibers and restoration of motor functions in adult rats

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 918-926

  Li, Xiaoguang ^a,b   Yang, Zhaoyang ^a,b   Yang, Yi ^c  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NATIONAL CENTER OF BIOMEDICAL ANALYSIS   (China)

Author keywords

Chitosan tube; CNS regeneration; Electron microscope; Motor activity; Somatosensory evoked potentials; Spinal cord injury; Transacranial magnetic stimulator

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748869656     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-006-0918-6     Document Type: Article

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