Influence of distal nerve segment volume on nerve regeneration in silicone tubes

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 600-603

  Zhang, Weiguo ^a,b   Ochi, Mitsuo ^b   Takata, Haruhiko ^a   Ikuta, Yoshikazu ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MYELIN SHEATH; MYELINATION; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCHWANN CELL; SILASTIC TUBE;

EID: 0031213989     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1997.6539     Document Type: Article

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