Growth factor and stem cell enhanced conduits in peripheral nerve regeneration and repair

Neurological Research

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1030-1038

  Kemp, Stephen W P ^a   Walsh, Sarah K ^a   Midha, Rajiv ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Growth factors; Guidance conduits; Peripheral nerve; Regeneration; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 1; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GROWTH FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3; NEUROTROPHIN 4; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; SOMATOMEDIN C; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; VASCULOTROPIN;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG HALF LIFE; HUMAN; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE INJURY; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; REVIEW; SCHWANN CELL MIGRATION; SIDE EFFECT; STEM CELL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; NERVE REGENERATION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STEM CELLS;

EID: 57449103364     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174313208X362505     Document Type: Review

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