Earthworm extracts facilitate pc12 cell differentiation and promote axonal sprouting in peripheral nerve injury

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 547-560

  Chen, Chao Tsung ^a   Lin, Jaung Geng ^a   Lu, Tung Wu ^c   Tsai, Fuu Jen ^a   Huang, Chih Yang ^a   Yao, Chun Hsu ^b   Chen, Yueh Sheng ^a,b  

^a Graduate Institute of Chinese Medical Science   (China)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Earthworm; PC12 cell; Peripheral nerve regeneration; Silicone rubber; Traditional chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

EARTHWORM EXTRACT; GROWTH PROMOTOR; SILASTIC; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TISSUE EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MEDICINAL SPECIES; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE SPROUTING; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MICE; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURITES; NEUROGENESIS; OLIGOCHAETA; PC12 CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCIATIC NERVE; TISSUE EXTRACTS;

EID: 77953548944     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X10008044     Document Type: Article

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