Enhancement of peripheral nerve regeneration due to treadmill training and electrical stimulation is dependent on androgen receptor signaling

Developmental Neurobiology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 531-540

  Thompson, Nicholas J ^a   Sengelaub, Dale R ^b   English, Arthur W ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Axon; Exercise; Regeneration; Stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; FLUTAMIDE; YELLOW FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; ANTIANDROGEN; DRUG IMPLANT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCIATIC NERVE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIBIAL NERVE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; ANIMAL; DRUG IMPLANT; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; KINESIOTHERAPY; METABOLISM; NERVE FIBER; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; AXONS; DRUG IMPLANTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FLUTAMIDE; MALE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; PERONEAL NERVE; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; SCIATIC NERVE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 84898031302     PISSN: 19328451     EISSN: 10974695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22147     Document Type: Article

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