Axonal guidance channels in peripheral nerve regeneration

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics

Volumn 14, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 190-198

  Belkas, Jason S ^a   Shoichet, Molly S ^b   Midha, Rajiv ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Axonal regeneration; Clinical trials; Growth factors; Scaffolds; Synthetic nerve conduits; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; COLLAGEN; FIBRIN GLUE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 1; FIBRONECTIN; LAMININ; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3; POLITEF; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMACON;

AUTOGRAFT; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE SURGERY; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 7544243877     PISSN: 10486666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.oto.2004.06.001     Document Type: Article

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