The extract of roots of Sophora flavescens enhances the recovery of motor function by axonal growth in mice with a spinal cord injury

• Main Authors: Norio eTanabe (Author), Tomoharu eKuboyama (Author), Kohei eKazuma (Author), Katsuhiro eKonno (Author), Chihiro eTohda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Although axonal extension to reconstruct spinal tracts should be effective for restoring function after spinal cord injury (SCI), chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan (CSPG) levels increase at spinal cord lesion sites and inhibit axonal regrowth. In this study, we found that the water extract of roots o...