Effect of weak, interrupted sinusoidal low frequency magnetic field on neural regeneration in rats: Functional evaluation

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 351-356

  Bervar, Marijan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Functional recovery; Magnetic fields; Nerve regeneration; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELDS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; RECOVERY; SURGERY;

FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION; FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY; INJURY MODELS; LOW FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELD INFLUENCE; MAGNETIC-FIELD; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURAL REGENERATION; RAT SCIATIC NERVE; SCIATIC NERVES;

RATS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CRUSH TRAUMA; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 22044437744     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20108     Document Type: Article

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