A 25-year perspective of peripheral nerve surgery: Evolving neuroscientific concepts and clinical significance

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 391-414

  Lundborg, Goöran ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Nerve regeneration; Nerve repair; Neurite outgrowth; Tissue engineering; Trophic factors

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; EGTAZIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN; NEUROTROPHIN 3; NEUROTROPHIN 4; NEUROTROPHIN 6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AUTOGRAFT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; END TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; HUMAN; MUSCLE GRAFT; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE INJURY; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE SURGERY; NEUROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0034193047     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.2000.4165     Document Type: Article

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