Sciatic function index, nerve conduction tests, muscle contraction, and axon morphometry as indicators of regeneration

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1264-1274

  Kanaya, Fuminori ^a   Firrell, John C ^a   Breidenbach, Warren C ^a  

^a CHRISTINE M KLEINERT INSTITUTE FOR HAND AND MICROSURGERY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MYELINATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029904013     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199612000-00023     Document Type: Article

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