Regeneration of myelinated fiber after crush injury is retarded in sciatic nerves of mutant Japanese quails deficient in neurofilaments.

doi:10.1007/s004010050548

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Regeneration of myelinated fiber after crush injury is retarded in sciatic nerves of mutant Japanese quails deficient in neurofilaments.

Acta neuropathologica - 1 Nov 1996

Jiang X M, Zhao J X, Ohnishi A, Itakura C, Mizutani M, Yamamoto T, Murai Y, Ikeda M

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Regeneration of myelinated fibers in the sciatic nerve 2 weeks after crush injury was studied morphometrically in mutant Japanese quails deficient in neurofilaments and in normal quails (controls). There were fewer regenerated myelinated fibers per nerve at 10 mm (R1) and 20 mm (R2) distal to the...

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Animals
Female
Male
Mutation
Myelin Sheath
Nerve Crush
Neurofilament Proteins
Quail
Regeneration
Sciatic Nerve

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