Enhancement of mouse sciatic nerve regeneration by the long chain fatty alcohol, N-Hexacosanol

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 189-197

  Azzouz, Mimoun ^a   Kennel, Philippe F ^a   Warter, Jean Marie ^a   Poindron, Philippe ^a   Borg, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXACOSANOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MORPHOMETRICS; MOUSE; NERVE CRUSH; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 0029879546     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1996.0057     Document Type: Article

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