Long-distance axonal regeneration in the filum terminale of adult rats is regulated by ependymal cells

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 196-204

  Kwiecien, Jacek M ^a   Avram, Ronen ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Axonal regeneration; Axonal sprouting; Ependymal cells; Filum terminale; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPENDYMA CELL; FILUM TERMINALE; HISTOLOGY; LONG EVANS RAT; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE SPROUTING; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; RAT; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CAUDA EQUINA; CELL SURFACE EXTENSIONS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPENDYMA; FLUORESCENT DYES; GROWTH CONES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WALLERIAN DEGENERATION;

EID: 40949102762     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2007.0454     Document Type: Article

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