Electrical stimulation for promoting peripheral nerve regeneration

International Review of Neurobiology

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 111-124

  Haastert Talini, Kirsten ^a,b   Grothe, Claudia ^a,b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b CENTER FOR SYSTEMS NEUROSCIENCE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal models; Clinical implementation; Electrical stimulation; In vitro; In vivo

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROMODULIN; TUBULIN;

ARTICLE; BDNF GENE; BIOENGINEERING; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GAP 43 GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; LOW FREQUENCY ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVOUS TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHWANN CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE GROWTH; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TUBULIN GENE;

ANIMAL MODELS; CLINICAL IMPLEMENTATION; ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; IN VITRO; IN VIVO;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 84884697110     PISSN: 00747742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-420045-6.00005-5     Document Type: Chapter

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