Electro-acupuncture promotes differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells, regeneration of nerve fibers and partial functional recovery after spinal cord injury

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 151-156

  Yan, Qing ^a   Ruan, Jing Wen ^a   Ding, Ying ^b   Li, Wen Jie ^b   Li, Yan ^b   Zeng, Yuan shan ^a,b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electro acupuncture; Mesenchymal stem cells; Nerve regeneration; Neurotrophin 3; Spinal cord injury; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

NEUROTROPHIN 3; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; GLIA CELL; MALE; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROTROPHIN 3; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

RATTUS;

EID: 78650179897     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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