Neural plasticity and functional recovery of human central nervous system with special reference to spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 486-492

  Wang, D ^a   Sun, T ^b  

^a STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

axonal regeneration; functional recovery; neural plasticity; realistic target; role of chondroitinase

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE 4 SULFATASE; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; CELL ADHESION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONVALESCENCE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LEARNING; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MEDLINE; MEMORY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE SPROUTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GROWTH CONES; HUMANS; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 79953331005     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2010.124     Document Type: Review

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