Can therapeutic ultrasound influence the regeneration of peripheral nerves?

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 185-192

  Monte Raso, Vanessa Vilela ^a   Barbieri, Cláudio Henrique ^a   Mazzer, Nilton ^a   Fasan, Valéria Sassoli ^a  

^a Campus Universitário   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Crush injury; Nerve fiber density; Peripheral nerve regeneration; Sciatic functional index; Sciatic nerve of rats; Therapeutic ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSH TRAUMA; DENSITY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HISTOLOGY; IRRADIATION; MALE; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE FIBER; NERVE INJURY; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THIGH; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

EID: 13444273121     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2004.08.016     Document Type: Article

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