Genetic study of axon regeneration with cultured adult dorsal root ganglion neurons

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 66, 2012, Pages

  Saijilafu, ^a   Zhou, Feng Quan ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon growth; Axon regeneration; Cell culture; Developmental biology; Dorsal root ganglion; Issue 66; Neuroscience; Physiology; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868295300     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/4141     Document Type: Article

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