Combination treatment with anti-Nogo-A and chondroitinase ABC is more effective than single treatments at enhancing functional recovery after spinal cord injury

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2946-2961

  Zhao, Rong Rong ^a   Andrews, Melissa R ^a   Wang, Difei ^a   Warren, Philippa ^a   Gullo, Miriam ^b   Schnell, Lisa ^b   Schwab, Martin E ^b,c   Fawcett, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Axon regeneration; Chondroitinase; Nogo A; Plasticity; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN ABC LYASE; NOGO A ANTIBODY; PROTEOCHONDROITIN SULFATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; FORELIMB; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE SPROUTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REHABILITATION CARE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VARICOSIS;

EID: 84884700171     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12276     Document Type: Article

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