Intraepidermal nerve fiber density in rat foot pad: Neuropathologic- neurophysiologic correlation

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 202-208

  Lauria, Giuseppe ^a   Lombardi, Raffaella ^a   Borgna, Monica ^a   Penza, Paola ^a   Bianchi, Roberto ^b   Savino, Costanza ^b   Canta, Annalisa ^c   Nicolini, Gabriella ^c   Marmiroli, Paola ^c   Cavaletti, Guido ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diabetic neuropathy; Epidermal nerve fibers; Nerve conduction study; Neurotoxic neuropathy; PGP 9.5; Skin innervation

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; PACLITAXEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDROMIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; FOOT PAD; LANGERHANS CELL; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; SKIN NERVE; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CISPLATIN; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FOOT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LANGERHANS CELLS; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE;

EID: 22144461459     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1085-9489.2005.0010210.x     Document Type: Article

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