Laser nerve repair by solid protein band technique. I: Identification of optimal laser dose, power, and solder surface area

Microsurgery

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-59

  Lauto, A ^a,c   Dawes, J M ^a   Cushway, T ^b   Piper, J A ^a   Owen, E R ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Microsearch Foundation of Australia   (Australia)

^c ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; LASER; LASER SURGERY; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TIBIAL NERVE;

ANIMALS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 0031801989     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2752(1998)18:1<55::AID-MICR12>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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