Valproic acid protects neurons and promotes neuronal regeneration after brachial plexus avulsion

Neural Regeneration Research

Volumn 8, Issue 30, 2013, Pages 2838-2848

  Li, Qiang ^a   Wu, Dian Xiu ^a   Li, Rui ^a   Zhu, Xiao Juan ^b   Cui, Shu Sen ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bcl 2; Brachial plexus root avulsion; c Jun; GAP 43; Grants supported pa per; Neural regeneration; Neuronal regeneration; Neurons; Neuroprotection; Neuroregeneration; Peripheral nerve injury; Spinal cord; Valproic acid

Indexed keywords

NEUROMODULIN; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN C JUN; VALPROIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ADULT; EXPERIMENTAL BRACHIAL PLEXUS AVULSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 84889044631     PISSN: 16735374     EISSN: 18767958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2013.30.006     Document Type: Article

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