A model of nerve regeneration in diabetic neuropathy.
The continued difficulty in discovering the cause of diabetic neuropathy may be due to the fact that researchers persist in looking for a factor associated with diabetes mellitus which damages nerves. The hypothesis that diabetic neuropathy is in fact related to some diabetes-related factor which slows nerve regeneration seems to fit the observed facts better. A model of nerve regeneration in diabetic neuropathy is presented, which facilitates understanding of recently published data on nerve regeneration in human diabetics.
Bathgate
R H
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Communication Services, The Hague, The Netherlands.
D000328:Adult; D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000503:physiopathology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000503:physiopathology; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000502:physiology; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D020196:Trauma, Nervous System