Brain-derived neurotrophic factor-enriched collagen tubule as a substitute for autologous nerve grafts

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 294-298

  Terris, D J ^a   Toft, K M ^a   Moir, M ^a   Lum, J ^a   Wang, M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR; FACIAL NERVE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE GRAFT; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RANDOMIZATION;

EID: 0035092198     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.127.3.294     Document Type: Article

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