Efficacy of intervention strategies in a brachial plexus global avulsion model in the rat

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2059-2071

  Inciong, Jesus Gil B ^a   Marrocco, William C ^a   Terzis, Julia K ^a  

^a Microsurgical Research Center Norfolk   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; INNERVATION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034099803     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200005000-00021     Document Type: Article

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