Axonal regeneration stimulated by erythropoietin: An experimental study in rats

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 107-115

  Lykissas, Marios G ^a   Sakellariou, Ekaterini ^b   Vekris, Marios D ^a   Kontogeorgakos, Vasilios A ^a   Batistatou, Anna K ^a   Mitsionis, Gregory I ^a   Beris, Alexandros E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b THRIASIO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Collateral sprouting; End to side neurorrhaphy; Erythropoietin; Nerve regeneration

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; END TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE MASS; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE GROWTH; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PERONEAL FUNCTION INDEX; PERONEUS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THERAPY EFFECT; TIBIAL NERVE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ANIMALS; DENERVATION; ERYTHROPOIETIN; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GROWTH CONES; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; ORGAN SIZE; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERONEAL NERVE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIBIAL NERVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 34250621353     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2007.04.008     Document Type: Article

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