Regeneration of the motor component of the rat sciatic nerve with local administration of neurotrophic growth factor in silicone chambers

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 207-213

  Santos, Xavier ^a   Rodrigo, José ^b   Hontanilla, Bernardo ^b   Bilbao, Gonzalo ^b  

^a Hospital del Aire   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; SILICONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG EFFICACY; MALE; NERVE ANASTOMOSIS; NERVE LESION; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

EID: 0032925580     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1000093     Document Type: Article

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