Strain differences in peripheral-nerve regeneration in rats

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 287-293

  Strasberg, Jessica E ^a   Strasberg, Suzanne ^a   Mackinnon, Susan E ^a,b   Watanabe, Osamu ^a   Hunter, Daniel A ^a   Tarasidis, Greg ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b East Pavilion   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0032996265     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1000103     Document Type: Article

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