Vascular endothelial growth factor promotion of neoangiogenesis in conventional nerve grafts

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 277-285

  Wongtrakul, Saichol ^a   Bishop, Allen T ^b,c   Friedrich, Patricia F ^b,c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Neoangiogenesis; Nerve blood flow; Nerve graft; Scarred bed; Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; BLOOD VESSEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; MALE; MICROANGIOGRAPHY; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NERVE GRAFT; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 0036131283     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.2002.31158     Document Type: Article

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