Schwann cells: Development and role in nerve repair

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1-15

  Jessen, Kristján R ^a   Mirsky, Rhona ^a   Lloyd, Alison C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYOLOGY; MOUSE; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURAL CREST; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SCHWANN CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURAL CREST; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; SCHWANN CELLS;

EID: 84936756722     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19430264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a020487     Document Type: Article

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