Immune rejection of a facial nerve xenograft does not prevent regeneration and the return of function: An experimental study

Neuroscience

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 501-507

  Choi, D ^a   Raisman, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blink reflex; Graft; Peripheral nerve; Rat; Transplant

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYELID CLOSURE; FACIAL NERVE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SKULL BASE; XENOGRAFT;

EID: 0141867787     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(03)00433-0     Document Type: Article

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