Evaluation of the long-term regenerative potential in an experimental nerve amputee model

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 108-120

  Lago, Natalia ^a   Navarro, Xavier ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DE NEUROCIÈNCIES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amputee; Axon sprouting; Nerve regeneration; Neuroma formation

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; SILICONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIMB AMPUTATION; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE INJURY; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NEUROMA; NONHUMAN; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 34250204531     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: 15298027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8027.2007.00130.x     Document Type: Article

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