Peripheral nerve revascularization: Histomorphometric study of small- and large-caliber grafts

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 183-190

  Best, Timothy J ^b   Mackinnon, Susan E ^a   Evans, Peter J ^b   Hunter, Daniel ^b   Midha, Rajiv ^b  

^a East Pavilion   (United States)

^b NONE

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVASCULARIZATION; SCIATIC NERVE; SHEEP; SURAL NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032958649     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1000090     Document Type: Article

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