Evidence in support of collateral sprouting after sensory nerve resection

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 520-525

  Aszmann, Oskar C ^a   Muse, Vicki ^a   Dellon, A Lee ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DENERVATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINNERVATION; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SKIN NERVE; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION;

ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROMA; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SKIN; TOUCH;

EID: 0029800807     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199611000-00011     Document Type: Article

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