REGENERATION OF SEVERED NERVE FIBERS IN THE SPINAL CORD OF THE ADULT CAT
REGENERATION OF SEVERED NERVE FIBERS IN THE SPINAL CORD OF THE ADULT CAT
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DOI:
10.1002/cne.901010304
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发表时间:
1954-01-01
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
WINDLE, WF
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文献类型:
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作者:
CLEMENTE, CD;WINDLE, WF
Spinal cords were transected in 79 adult cats, 31 serving as controls and the others receiving Piromen or ACTH for periods of a few days to 19 months. Pia-glial membranes, which immediately developed over the cut ends of the spinal cord, failed to form in the Piromen-treated animals. The lesion area was more vascular, contained more indifferent cells and macrophages for longer periods, and the collagenous connective tissue replacing hemorrhage was less dense than in the non-treated spinal animals. In the absence of pia-glial membranes, loose extramedullary fibrous connective tissue appeared to blend with the spinal cord parenchyma. Degeneration and early regeneration of intraspinal neurons were similar in control and treated animals. Sprouting nerve fibers reached the transection 15 days or more after operation, but in controls encountered pia-glial membranes, turned back, and ceased growing. In the treated spinal cats, neuron sprouts made their way through the reticulum of loose tissue in the lesion. Success of regeneration depended upon closeness of apposition of the cord stumps. Gaps of less than 2 mm were bridged by some fascicles and tracts of nerve fibers. In gaps of more than 2 mm, regenerating intraspinal neurons were followed through the fibrous connective tissue, but few appeared to completely traverse the lesion.