The effect of graded thermocoagulation on trigeminal evoked potentials in the cat

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn 24, Issue , 1977, Pages 175-178

  Broggi, G ^a,b   Siegfried, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Neurologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; CAT; EVOKED RESPONSE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE; THERMOCOAGULATION; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTROCOAGULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ANIMAL; CATS; ELECTROCOAGULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 0017325184     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: 21978395     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-8482-0_23     Document Type: Chapter

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