Morphometry of saphenous nerve in young rats

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-14

  Campos, Stella Andrade Rodrigues ^a,b   Sanada, Luciana Sayuri ^c   Sato, Karina Laurenti ^c   Fazan, Valéria Paula Sassoli ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Fisiotherapy Course   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lateral symmetry; Longitudinal symmetry; Morphometry; Myelinated fibers; Peripheral neuropathy; Rat; Saphenous nerve

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; NERVE FIBERS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 38049092565     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2007.08.025     Document Type: Article

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