Withanoside IV improves hindlimb function by facilitating axonal growth and increase in peripheral nervous system myelin level after spinal cord injury

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 176-182

  Nakayama, Natsuki ^a   Tohda, Chihiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Axon; Contusion; Hindlimb function; Mouse; PNS myelin; Spinal cord injury; Withanoside IV

Indexed keywords

MYELIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WHITANOSIDE IV;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL DENSITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIOSIS; GRAY MATTER; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WHITE MATTER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AXONS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ERGOSTEROL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MYELIN PROTEINS; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34249743601     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2007.02.014     Document Type: Article

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