Using a direct current electrical field to promote spinal-cord regeneration

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 427-432

  Shen, Ning Jiang ^a   Wang, Shu Cheng ^a  

^a HAINAN PROVINCIAL PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT CURRENT; DOG; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE REGENERATION; NISSL SUBSTANCE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TISSUE CULTURE;

EID: 0032867247     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1000122     Document Type: Article

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