Neural regeneration in a novel nerve conduit across a large gap of the transected sciatic nerve in rats with low-level laser phototherapy

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2763-2777

  Shen, Chiung Chyi ^a,b   Yang, Yi Chin ^b   Huang, Tsung Bin ^c   Chan, Shiuh Chuan ^d   Liu, Bai Shuan ^d  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

low level laser; nerve conduit; neural regeneration; peripheral nerve injury; sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

CROSS-LINKED GELATINS; FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY; NERVE CONDUITS; NEURAL REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SCIATIC FUNCTIONAL INDEX; SCIATIC NERVES; TRI-CALCIUM PHOSPHATES;

CROSSLINKING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; RATS; REPAIR; TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL;

BIOMATERIALS;

1 (3 DIMETHYLAMINOPROPYL) 3 ETHYLCARBODIIMIDE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; IN VIVO STUDY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MORPHOMETRICS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; STIMULATION; TRIGGER POINT;

LOW-LEVEL LASER; NERVE CONDUIT; NEURAL REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; SCIATIC NERVE;

ANIMALS; AUTOGRAFTS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE REGENERATION; OSMIUM TETROXIDE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 84883212270     PISSN: 15493296     EISSN: 15524965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.34581     Document Type: Article

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