Erythropoietin promotes functional recovery and enhances nerve regeneration after peripheral nerve injury in rats

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 509-515

  Yin, Zong Sheng ^a   Zhang, H ^a   Gao, W ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; MYELIN; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; SILASTIC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SILASTIC TUBE; THICKNESS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CICATRIX; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ERYTHROPOIETIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE REGENERATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE;

EID: 77949503089     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1820     Document Type: Article

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