Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase promotes facial axonal regeneration following neurorrhaphy

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 216, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 499-510

  Wang, Shang Ming ^a   Tsai, Hui Ping ^a   Huang, Jiun Jen ^a   Huang, Hsuan Chi ^a   Lin, Jia Li ^a   Liu, Pei Hsin ^a  

^a TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Axonal regeneration; Axotomy; Electromyography; Facial motoneuron; Neuromuscular junction; NO; NOS; NOS inhibitor; Oxidative stress; Peripheral nerve repair

Indexed keywords

NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FACIAL NERVE; HOMEOSTASIS; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE LESION; NERVE SUTURE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERIKARYON; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT;

AMINO ACIDS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AXONS; BIOPHYSICS; CALCINEURIN; CATALASE; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE INJURIES; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE;

EID: 62049085922     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: 10902430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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