Enhanced reinnervation of the paralyzed orbicularis oculi muscle after insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) delivery to a nerve graft

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 357-362

  Thanos, P K ^a   Tiangco, D A ^a   Terzis, J K ^a  

^a Microsurgical Research Center Norfolk   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross facial nerve graft; Enhanced reinnervation of orbicularis oculi; Facial paralysis; Insulin like growth factor

Indexed keywords

SOMATOMEDIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE GRAFT; NONHUMAN; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BLINKING; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FACIAL NERVE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MOTOR ENDPLATE; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; OCULOMOTOR NERVE DISEASES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 0034912975     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-16028     Document Type: Article

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