Brain tissue response to Holmium: YAG laser irradiation

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 982-987

  Guo, Jing ^a   Freidberg, Stephen R ^b   Thomas, Christine B ^b   Pankratov, Michail M ^b   Even, Maiygail ^b   Shapshay, Stanley M ^b  

^a CHINA JAPAN FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL   (China)

^b LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOLMIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; FEMALE; LASER SURGERY; NEUROSURGERY; PATHOLOGY; RABBIT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; HOLMIUM; LASER SURGERY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0032195403     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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