Strain differences in the branching of the sciatic nerve in rats

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 202-208

  Rupp, A ^a   Schmahl, W ^a   Lederer, W ^a   Matiasek, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RATTUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FISCHER 344 RAT; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; INNERVATION; LEWIS RAT; MALE; NUDE RAT; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SCIATIC NERVE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; HINDLIMB; MALE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RATS, INBRED LEW; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RATS, NUDE; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; SCIATIC NERVE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34447277401     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: 14390264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2007.00751.x     Document Type: Article

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