Changing central nervous system control following intercostal nerve transfer

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 568-574

  Malessy, Martijn J A ^a   Thomeer, Ralph T W M ^a   Van Gert Dijk, J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Excitability; Facilitation; Intercostal nerve; Nerve transfer plasticity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PECTORAL MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031657707     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1998.89.4.0568     Document Type: Article

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