Evaluation of collagen nerve guide in facial nerve regeneration

Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 22-27

  Kitahara, Américo K ^a   Suzuki, Yoshihisa ^a   Nishimura, Yoshihiko ^a   Suzuki, Kyoko ^a   Kiyotani, Tetsuya ^a   Takimoto, Yukinobu ^a   Nakamura, Tatsuo ^a   Shimizu, Yasuhiko ^a   Endo, Katsuaki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Collagen; Facial nerve; Nerve conduit; Nerve paralysis; Nerve regeneration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005067603     PISSN: 14347229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01340448     Document Type: Article

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