The effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment on early regeneration of sensory axons after nerve crush in the rat

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 141-148

  Bajrović, Fajko F ^a   Sketelj, Janez ^a   Jug, Marko ^a   Gril, Iztok ^a   Mekjavić, Igor B ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hyperbaric oxygenation; Peripheral nerve injury; Rat; Regeneration; Sensory axons

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSH TRAUMA; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE INJURY; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SENSORY NERVE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; MALE; NERVE CRUSH; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY;

EID: 0036738019     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8027.2002.02020.x     Document Type: Article

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