Stimulated jitter measurement in the assessment of recovery after different methods of peripheral nerve repair

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume)

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 12-16

  Lenihan, D V ^a   Sojitra, N M ^a   Glasby, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE GRAFT; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; RAT; RECORDING; SCIATIC NERVE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCIATIC NERVE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031894891     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(98)80209-X     Document Type: Article

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