Repair of ventral root avulsion using autologous nerve grafts in cats

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-22

  Holtzer, Carlo A J ^a   Marani, Enrico ^a   Van Dijk, Gert J ^a   Thomeer, Ralph T W M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Motoneuron; Neurofilament; Reinnervation; Retrograde HRP tracing; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; IMPLANTATION; INNERVATION; MALE; MOTONEURON; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE GROWTH; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SURGICAL APPROACH; VENTRAL ROOT;

EID: 0037352194     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8027.2003.03004.x     Document Type: Article

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