Thyroid hormone in biodegradable nerve guides stimulates sciatic nerve regeneration: A potential therapeutic approach for human peripheral nerve injuries

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 567-577

  Barakat Walter, Ibtissam ^a,b   Krafsik, Rudolf ^a   Schenker, Michel ^b   Kuntzer, Thierry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biodegradable and silicon guides; Compound muscle action potentials (cmaps); Morphometric analysis; Peripheral nerve regeneration; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

CAPROLACTAM; COPOLYMER; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; POLYLACTIDE; SILICON; THYROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GUIDE WIRE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MYELINATION; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; TUBE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; AXONS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; SCIATIC NERVE; SILICON; THYROID HORMONES; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 34247145902     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2006.0104     Document Type: Article

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