Epimedium Extract Promotes Peripheral Nerve Regeneration in Rats

Effects of Epimedium extract and its constituent icariin on peripheral nerve repair were investigated in a crush injury rat model. Animals were divided into four groups: sham, control, Epimedium extract, and icariin groups. At postoperative weeks 1, 2, 4, and 8, nerve regeneration and functional rec...

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Main Authors: Kou, Yuhui, Wang, Zhiyong, Wu, Zhihong, Zhang, Peixun, Zhang, Yu, Yin, Xiaofeng, Wong, Xisheng, Qiu, Guixing, Jiang, Baoguo
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3789416/