Poly-lactic acid and agarose gelatin play an active role in the recovery of spinal cord injury

Neuroscience Bulletin

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 73-78

  Deng, Qi Yue ^a   Li, Shu Rong ^b   Cai, Wen Qin ^a   Su, Bing Yin ^a,b  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHENGDU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Agarose gelatin; Poly lactic acid; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; GELATIN; POLYLACTIC ACID; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOCOMOTION; MACROGLIA; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 33947117401     PISSN: 16737067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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