BYHWD rescues axotomized neurons and promotes functional recovery after spinal cord injury in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 451-456

  Chen, An ^a,b   Wang, Hui ^a   Zhang, Jianwei ^a   Wu, Xiaoqiong ^a   Liao, Jun ^b   Li, Hua ^a   Cai, Weijun ^a   Luo, Xuegang ^a   Ju, Gong ^c  

^a Central South University   (China)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Axon regeneration; Axotomized neuron; Buyang Huanwu Decoction; Functional recovery; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

AMINE; CHINESE DRUG; DEXTRAN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BIOTINYLATION; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; FEMALE; FORELIMB; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NISSL STAINING; NONHUMAN; RAT; RUBROSPINAL TRACT; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ANIMALS; ATROPHY; AXOTOMY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOTIN; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CELL SURVIVAL; DEXTRANS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RED NUCLEUS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

RATTUS;

EID: 42749086906     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.02.029     Document Type: Article

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