Evolution and resolution of stimulation-induced axonal injury in peripheral nerve

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1393-1402

  Agnew, William F ^a   McCreery, Douglas B ^a   Yuen, Ted G H ^a   Bullara, Leo A ^a  

^a HUNTINGTON MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

Axonal degeneration; Cat sciatic nerve; Electrical stimulation; Image analysis; Remyelination

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMYELINIZATION; SCIATIC NERVE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CATS; ELECTRIC INJURIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; SCIATIC NERVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032859432     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199910)22:10<1393::AID-MUS9>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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