Maximum number of collaterals developed by one axon during peripheral nerve regeneration and the influence of that number on reinnervation effects

European Neurology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 12-20

  Jiang, Bao Guo ^a   Yin, Xiao Feng ^a   Zhang, Dian Yin ^a   Fu, Zhong Guo ^a   Zhang, Hong Bo ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Axon collateral; Peripheral nerve regeneration

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION STUMP; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINNERVATION; TIBIAL NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AXONS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; TIBIAL NERVE; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 34447118121     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000102161     Document Type: Article

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