Effects of irradiation on nerve graft vasculature

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 397-401

  Oh, Charles ^a   George, Laura T ^a   Hunter, Daniel A ^a   Evans, Gregory R D ^b   Brandt, Keith E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Irradiation; Nerve vasculature; Peripheral nerve graft

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RAT; TIBIAL NERVE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; GAMMA RAYS; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; TIBIAL NERVE; TRANSPLANTS; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 23844521963     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-915208     Document Type: Article

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