Structural and physiological properties of peripheral nerves after intraoperative irradiation

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 343-349

  Vujaskovic, Zeljko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intraoperative radiotherapy; Peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NEOPLASM; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; NEOPLASMS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 0031290372     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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