Transthyretin enhances nerve regeneration

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 831-839

  Fleming, Carolina E ^a,c   Saraiva, Maria J ^a,b   Sousa, Mónica M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Nerve regeneration; Neurite outgrowth; Peripheral nervous system; Transthyretin

Indexed keywords

PREALBUMIN;

AMYLOID NEUROPATHY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; INDUCED MUTATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE CRUSH; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CEREBELLUM; GANGLIA, SPINAL; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NERVE CRUSH; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PC12 CELLS; PREALBUMIN; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; SCIATIC NERVE;

MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 34848818080     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.04828.x     Document Type: Article

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