Transplanted embryonic spinal tissue promotes severed sciatic nerve regeneration in rats

Archives of Histology and Cytology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-138

  Xiong, Ge ^a   Ozaki, Noriyuki ^b   Sugiura, Yasuo ^b  

^a Jishuitan Orthopaedic College of Tsinghua University   (China)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; AXONS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE REGENERATION; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 73349091257     PISSN: 09149465     EISSN: 13491717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1679/aohc.72.127     Document Type: Article

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