Effect of CO2-milliwatt laser on peripheral nerves: Part II. A histological and functional study

Microsurgery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 150-155

  Menovsky, Thomas ^a,b   Van Den Bergh Weerman, Marius ^b   Beek, Johan F ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; IRRADIATION; LASER; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE INJURY; NERVE SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FEMALE; LASERS; MICROSURGERY; NERVE DEGENERATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCIATIC NERVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034061835     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2752(2000)20:3<150::AID-MICR10>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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