The effect of exogenous testosterone administration on peripheral nerves regeneration after sciatic nerve compression in rat

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 692-696

  Tehranipour, Maryam ^a   Kabiri, M ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Neuronal degeneration; Numerical density; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

ALPHA NERVE FIBER; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; STEREOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; WALLERIA;

EID: 70949096562     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2009.692.696     Document Type: Article

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