Electrical stimulation of schwann cells promotes sustained increases in neurite outgrowth

Tissue Engineering - Part A

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 494-506

  Koppes, Abigail N ^a   Nordberg, Andrea L ^a   Paolillo, Gina M ^a   Goodsell, Nicole M ^a   Darwish, Haley A ^a   Zhang, Linxia ^a   Thompson, Deptna M ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FIBROBLASTS; MORPHOLOGY; REPAIR;

BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTORS; CELL MIGRATION; CLINICAL SETTINGS; CONDITIONED MEDIUM; ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS; ELECTRICAL STIMULI; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEURITE OUTGROWTH;

NEURONS;

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCHWANN CELL; SCIATIC NERVE; SKIN FIBROBLAST; SPINAL GANGLION;

ANIMALS; CELL SHAPE; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FIBROBLASTS; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURITES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCHWANN CELLS;

EID: 84894129123     PISSN: 19373341     EISSN: 1937335X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2013.0012     Document Type: Article

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