Revascularization of peripheral nerve autografts and allografts

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 152-160

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

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDONEURIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NERVE GRAFT; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVASCULARIZATION; SCIATIC NERVE; SILICONE PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0033012776     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199907000-00022     Document Type: Article

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