Molecular and cellular basis of regeneration and tissue repair: Successful neural regeneration in amniotes: The developing chick spinal cord

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-53

  Ferretti, P ^a   Whalley, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Axon; Chick; Neural stem cell; Regeneration; Secondary injury; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN NOGO; PROTEOCHONDROITIN SULFATE;

APOPTOSIS; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GLIA CELL; MYELINATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; ANIMAL; CHICK EMBRYO; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NERVE CELL;

AMNIOTA; SPONDIAS PURPUREA;

ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 38549142763     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-007-7430-2     Document Type: Review

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