Scarring after spinal cord injury

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 165-167

  Fehlings, Michael G ^a,b,c   Hawryluk, Gregory W J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATI 355; CETHRIN; CYTOKINE; NEUROTROPHIN; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EDITORIAL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MACROGLIA; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; SCAR FORMATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ANIMALS; CICATRIX; HUMANS; NERVE REGENERATION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 77955110015     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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