Linear ordered collagen scaffolds loaded with collagen-binding neurotrophin-3 promote axonal regeneration and partial functional recovery after complete spinal cord transection

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1671-1683

  Fan, Juan ^a   Xiao, Zhifeng ^b   Zhang, Hongtian ^a   Chen, Bing ^b   Tang, Guoqiang ^c   Hou, Xianglin ^b,d   Ding, Wenyong ^b   Wang, Bin ^b   Zhang, Peng ^c   Dai, Jianwu ^b   Xu, Ruxiang ^a,c  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^c SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Yantai Zhenghai Biotechnology Company Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

axonal regeneration; growth factors; spinal cord injury; transplantation

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN BINDING NEUROTROPHIN 3; DEXTRAN; NEUROTROPHIN 3; SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASSO BEATTIE BRESNAHAN LOCOMOTOR RATING SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GRID WALK TEST; HINDLIMB; IN VITRO SELECTION; LOCOMOTION; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RAT; RATING SCALE; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; SPINAL GANGLION;

ANIMALS; AXONS; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATRIX ATTACHMENT REGIONS; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROTROPHIN 3; PROTEIN BINDING; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 77957321347     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2010.1281     Document Type: Article

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