Anatomical and functional connectivity of the transected ulnar nerve after intercostal neurotization in cats

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1057-1063

  Isla, Alberto ^a   Bejarano, Bartolomé ^b   Morales, Carmen ^b   Pérez Conde, Concepción ^b   Avendaño, Carlos ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brachial plexus injury; Cat; Intercostal nerve; Nerve transfer

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CAT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FORELIMB; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0032968714     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1999.90.6.1057     Document Type: Article

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