Slow axonal regrowth but extreme hyperinnervation of target muscle after suture of the facial nerve in aged rats

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 83-88

  Streppel, M ^a   Angelov, D N ^b   Guntinas Lichius, O ^a   Hilgers, R D ^c   Rosenblatt, J D ^d   Stennert, E ^a   Neiss, W F ^b  

^a Klin Poliklin F Hals Nasen O   (Germany)

^b Institut I fuer Anatomie   (Germany)

^c Inst Med Dokumentation und Stat   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Axotomy; Facial nerve; Horseradish peroxidase; Nerve regeneration; Rat; Retrograde tracing

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE NUCLEUS; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE SUTURE; NONHUMAN; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; AXONS; FACIAL NERVE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; MICROSURGERY; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE REGENERATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0031960622     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4580(97)00163-2     Document Type: Article

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