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Study · Animal study (in vivo) · rat · 2000

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Effect of tetrapeptide cortagen on regeneration of sciatic nerve.

Turchaninova LN, Kolosova LI, Malinin VV, Moiseeva AB, Nozdrachev AD, Khavinson VK

Bulletin of experimental biology and medicine1 Dec 2000Cited by 3 (Europe PMC)

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  1. 01AnimalAnimal study (in vivo)Efficacy outcome

    In rats after sciatic nerve transection and suturing, cortagen increased regenerating nerve fiber growth rate by 27%.

    In plain wordsIn rats after sciatic nerve injury and repair, cortagen increased regenerating nerve fiber growth rate by 27%.

    Outcome
    IncreaseRegenerating nerve fiber growth rate
    Study

    ratn: not reported in source

    Sciatic nerve transection and suturing
    Outcome group
    Neuroprotection · Nervous system and cognition
    Studied dose
    10 microg/kg · intramuscular · 10 daysAs given in this study (rat).

    Measurements

    Growth rate increase
    27%
    regenerating nerve fibers

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Intramuscular injection of 10 microg/kg cortagen to rats during 10 days after transsection and suturing of the sciatic nerve increased the growth rate and conduction velocity in the regenerating nerve fibers by 27% and 40%, respectively.
  2. 02AnimalAnimal study (in vivo)Efficacy outcome

    In rats after sciatic nerve transection and suturing, cortagen increased regenerating nerve fiber conduction velocity by 40%.

    In plain wordsIn rats after sciatic nerve injury and repair, cortagen increased regenerating nerve fiber conduction velocity by 40%.

    Outcome
    IncreaseRegenerating nerve fiber conduction velocity
    Study

    ratn: not reported in source

    Sciatic nerve transection and suturing
    Outcome group
    Neuroprotection · Nervous system and cognition
    Studied dose
    10 microg/kg · intramuscular · 10 daysAs given in this study (rat).

    Measurements

    Conduction velocity increase
    40%
    regenerating nerve fibers

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Intramuscular injection of 10 microg/kg cortagen to rats during 10 days after transsection and suturing of the sciatic nerve increased the growth rate and conduction velocity in the regenerating nerve fibers by 27% and 40%, respectively.

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  1. Version 2Current

    21 Oct 2026, 17:05 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    21 Oct 2026, 16:35 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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