Search for dissertations about: "Katarzyna Trok"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Katarzyna Trok.

2. 1. Spinal cord grafts : interaction with cografts and effects of trophic factors

   Author : Katarzyna Trok; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : cord injury; spinal cord transplants; regeneration; GDNF; neurotrophins; CNTF; 5HT; immunohistochemistryKatarzyna Trok; 1996ISBN 91-6;

   Abstract : Spinal cord injury is common in the modern society, often afflicts young individuals, and often has devastating consequences. The present work studies possibilities to obtain better conditions for regeneration of the transected spinal cord in rats, conditions under which spinal cord grafts are able to establish structural and functional connections with "natural" targets, and effects of a series of neurotrophic factors on spinal cord graft survival and growth. READ MORE