Molecular mechanisms of peripheral nerve regeneration: Emerging roles of microRNAs

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 4 APR, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Wu, Di ^a,b   Murashov, Alexander K ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

miRNA; Nerve injury; Nerve regeneration; RNAi; Translational regulation

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; DENDRITE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 84883758993     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2013.00055     Document Type: Article

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