Effects of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor on Nerve Regeneration in Acellular Nerve Grafts

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-58

  Rovak, Jason M ^b   Mungara, Anil K ^c   Aydin, Mustafa A ^d   Cederna, Paul S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Growth factors; Nerve injury; Nerve repair

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN 165;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; ISOGRAFT; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE SPROUTING; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; AXONS; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; PERONEAL NERVE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 0742322769     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-818050     Document Type: Article

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