Neuronal survival using a resorbable synthetic conduit as an alternative to primary nerve repair

Microsurgery

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 259-264

  Ljungberg, C ^a,b   Johansson Ruden, G ^c   Junemo Bostrom K ^c   Novikov, L ^b   Wiberg, Mikael ^a,b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Astra Tech AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID);

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROSURGERY; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; SPINAL GANGLION;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; CATS; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; NEURONS; POLYESTERS; RADIAL NERVE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0032823463     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2752(1999)19:6<259::AID-MICR1>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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