Effects of glycine on electrical and histological properties of a rat peripheral nerve injury model

Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-108

  Padilla Martin, Krystell ^a   Baltazar Rendon, Bernardo ^b   Gonzalez Maciel, Angelica ^a   Nuño Licona, Alberto ^c   Uribe Escamilla, Rebeca ^a   Hernandez Romero, Adriana ^a   Ramos, Andrea ^a   Alfaro Rodriguez, Alfonso ^a,d  

^a National Institute of Pediatry   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c National Institute of Rehabilitation   (Hungary)

^d NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Animal model; Glycine; Nerve injury; Nerve stump growth; NMDA receptor; Peripheral nerve

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLYCINE; HYALURONIC ACID; ISOTONIC SOLUTION; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PROSTAGLANDIN F; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AMPUTATION STUMP; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NERVE GROWTH; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GLYCINE; GLYCINE AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCIATIC NERVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 65249118180     PISSN: 1306696X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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