GDNF-treated acellular nerve graft promotes motoneuron axon regeneration after implantation into cervical root avulsed spinal cord

Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 681-695

  Chu, T H ^a   Wang, L ^a   Guo, A ^a   Chan, V W K ^a   Wong, C W M ^a   Wu, W ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Axon regeneration; GDNF; Schwann cell; Spinal root avulsion

Indexed keywords

GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; PLEIOTROPHIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; CELL CULTURE; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREEZE THAWING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCHWANN CELL; SCIATIC NERVE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; GLIAL CELL LINE-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCHWANN CELLS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 84869128844     PISSN: 03051846     EISSN: 13652990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2012.01253.x     Document Type: Article

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