Spinal cord regeneration: The action of neurotrophin-3 in spinal cord injury in rats

Clinics

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 453-460

  Narazaki, Douglas Kenji ^a   De Barros Filho, Tarcisio Eloy Pessoa ^a   De Oliveira, Claudia Regina G C Mendes ^a   Cristante, Alexandre Fogaça ^a   Iutaka, Alexandre Sadao ^a   Marcon, Raphael Martus ^a   Oliveira, Reginaldo Perilo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Nerve regeneration; Neural growth factors; Rats; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750388052     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322006000500013     Document Type: Article

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