Regrowth of anastomosed ventral root nerve fibers in the dorsal root of rats.
Ventral root fibers were challenged to regrow through a peripheral (PNS)-central nervous (CNS) pathway after being anastomosed to the ipsilateral dorsal root. Regeneration occurred in the PNS part of the root but failed in the CNS part of the root as revealed by electron microscopy.
D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000033:anatomy & histology*