A quantitative computer-assisted morphometric analysis of stimulation- induced injury to myelinated fibers in a peripheral nerve

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 159-168

  McCreery, D B ^a   Yuen, T G H ^a   Agnew, W F ^a   Bullara, L A ^a  

^a HUNTINGTON MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cats; Computer assisted morphometry; Electrical stimulation; Neural damage (injury); Peripheral nerve

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE;

ANIMALS; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 0030959236     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(97)02223-1     Document Type: Article

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