Surgical implantation of avulsed lumbosacral ventral roots promotes restoration of bladder morphology in rats

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 117-124

  Chang, Hui Yi ^a   Havton, Leif A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cauda equina; CGRP; Epithelium; Immunohistochemistry; Lamina propria

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BLADDER EPITHELIUM; BLADDER WALL; CAUDA EQUINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONUS MEDULLARIS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IMPLANTATION; LAMINA PROPRIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VENTRAL ROOT;

ANIMALS; CAUDA EQUINA; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE REGENERATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REPLANTATION; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 53949098570     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: 10902430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2008.07.025     Document Type: Article

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