Enhancing recovery from peripheral nerve injury using treadmill training

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 193, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 354-361

  English, Arthur W ^a   Wilhelm, Jennifer C ^a   Sabatier, Manning J ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CLAYTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon regeneration; Exercise; Neurotrophins; Peripheral nerve; Synaptic stripping

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; KINESIN; TUBULIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DISEASE MODEL; HUMAN; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REINNERVATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RATS; RUNNING; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 79960237648     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: 16180402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2011.02.013     Document Type: Article

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