Methodological evaluation to analyze functional recovery after sciatic nerve injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 627-635

  Schiaveto De Souza, A ^a,b   Da Silva, C A ^a   Del Bel, Elaine Aparecida ^a,b  

^a School of Odontology   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

BBB motor scale; Crush nerve lesion; Footprints; Gait and walking; Open field arena; Sciatic functional index; Sciatic nerve regeneration

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; EVALUATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CRUSH; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 2442716430     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/089771504774129955     Document Type: Article

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