Combination of vascular endothelial and fibroblast growth factor 2 for induction of neurogenesis and angiogenesis after traumatic brain injury

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 166-172

  Thau Zuchman, Orli ^a,b   Shohami, Esther ^b   Alexandrovich, Alexander G ^b   Leker, Ronen R ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Fibroblast growth factor 2; Neurogenesis; Neuroprotection; Traumatic brain injury; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; RECOMBINANT VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN LATERAL VENTRICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; SUBVENTRICULAR ZONE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BRAIN INJURIES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURAL STEM CELLS; NEUROGENESIS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

MUS;

EID: 84859709927     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: 15591166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12031-012-9706-8     Document Type: Article

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