Nerve grafting from spinal cord to spinal nerve: A microsurgical technique in cats

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 163-169

  Holtzer, C A J ^a,b   Dahan, A ^a   Verschure, P C F M ^b   Van Dijk, J G ^a   Marani, E ^b   Thomeer, R T W M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

anesthesia; cat; nerve grafting; root avulsion

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPOTENSION; MALE; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; CATS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; MALE; NERVE TRANSFER; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVES;

EID: 0030605272     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(96)00114-8     Document Type: Article

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