Axon regeneration through scaffold into distal spinal cord after transection

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1759-1771

  Chen, Bing Kun ^a   Knight, Andrew M ^a   De Ruiter, Godard C W ^a   Spinner, Robert J ^a   Yaszemski, Michael J ^a   Currier, Bradford L ^a   Windebank, Anthony J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Axonal tracing; Biodegradable polymers; Fast Blue; Schwann cells; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; FAST BLUE; POLYGLACTIN; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MYELINATION; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; RAT; SCHWANN CELL; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; AMIDINES; ANIMALS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BRAIN MAPPING; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; GROWTH CONES; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION; LACTIC ACID; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONAL TRACT-TRACERS; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70450173847     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2008.0610     Document Type: Article

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