Photoengineering of neural tissue repair processes in peripheral nerves and the spinal cord: Research development with clinical applications

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 151-157

  Rochkind, Shimon ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; MECHANISMS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NEUROLOGY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TISSUE CULTURE;

BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS; CLINICAL TRIALS PLANNING; POST-TRAUMATIC NERVE REGENERATION;

PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LASER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROSURGERY; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PHOTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCIATIC NERVE; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TISSUE; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PHOTOTHERAPY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33744829238     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2006.24.151     Document Type: Article

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