Towards surgical treatment of spinal nerve root avulsions in small animals?;Vers un traitement chirurgical des avulsions radiculaires chez le chien et le chat?

Point Veterinaire

Volumn 27, Issue 173, 1996, Pages 981-984

  Moissonnier, P ^a  

^a ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Dog; Graft; Neuron; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040155847     PISSN: 03354997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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