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Susan Y. Fu
Researcher at University of Alberta
Publications - 4
Citations - 2164
Susan Y. Fu is an academic researcher from University of Alberta. The author has contributed to research in topics: Axotomy & Tibialis anterior muscle. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 4 publications receiving 2041 citations.
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The cellular and molecular basis of peripheral nerve regeneration.
Susan Y. Fu,Tessa Gordon +1 more
TL;DR: Axonal regeneration may be facilitated by new strategies that enhance the growth potential of neurons and optimize the growth support of the distal nerve stump in combination with prompt nerve repair.
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Contributing factors to poor functional recovery after delayed nerve repair: prolonged denervation
Susan Y. Fu,Tessa Gordon +1 more
TL;DR: The primary cause of the poor recovery after long-term denervation is a profound reduction in the number of axons that successfully regenerate through the deteriorating intramuscular nerve sheaths, which contributes to the progressive decline in muscle force.
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Contributing factors to poor functional recovery after delayed nerve repair: prolonged axotomy
Susan Y. Fu,Tessa Gordon +1 more
TL;DR: Although prolonged axotomy does not compromise the number of muscle fibers innervated by each axon, it does reduce the capacity of motor axons to regenerate and thus is an important contributing factor to the poor functional recovery in delayed nerve repair.
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Peripheral nerves preferentially regenerate in intramuscular endoneurial tubes to reinnervate denervated skeletal muscles.
Tessa Gordon,Susan Y. Fu +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules are present on denervated muscle surfaces where they can support nerve growth, and it is shown that there is preferential re-innervation through the endoneurial tube and that it is important to drive implanted nerve fibers to enter end oneurial tubes for optimal muscle reinnervation.