Electric field effects on human spinal injury: Is there a basis in the in vitro studies?

Developmental Neurobiology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 274-280

  Robinson, Kenneth R ^a   Cormie, Peter ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric fields; Neuronal galvanotropism; Spinal injury

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC FIELD; IN VITRO STUDY; MAMMAL; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; XENOPUS; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GROWTH CONES; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; NERVE REGENERATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 38849143163     PISSN: 19328451     EISSN: 1932846X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dneu.20570     Document Type: Review

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