The nerve injury and the dying neurons: Diagnosis and prevention

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 730-734

  Terenghi, G ^a   Hart, A ^a,b,c   Wiberg, M ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CANNIESBURN PLASTIC SURGERY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ALCAR; apoptosis; MRI; NAC; neuronal cell death; neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCARNITINE; ACETYLCYSTEINE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; CELL DEATH; CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION; CONVALESCENCE; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE REGENERATION; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; REVIEW; SCHWANN CELL; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACETYLCARNITINE; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL DEATH; CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION; HUMANS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SCHWANN CELLS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 80755126254     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193411422202     Document Type: Article

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