Choline acetyltransferase activity in collateral sprouting of peripheral nerve after surgical intervention: Experimental study in rats

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 443-448

  Cao, Xuecheng ^b   Tamai, Makoto ^b   Kizaki, Kazuhisa ^b   Akahane, Manabu ^b   Ono, Hiroshi ^b   Ohgushi, Hajime ^b   Yajima, Hiroshi ^b   Tamai, Susumu ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; END TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROSURGERY; NERVE INJURY; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE SPROUTING; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERONEUS NERVE; POLYSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCHWANN CELL; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 0032840575     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1000125     Document Type: Article

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