Artificial nerve graft for the repair of peripheral nerve injuries

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages

  Navarro, X ^a   Verdu E ^a   Rodriguez F J ^a   Ceballos, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Axonal regeneration; Cell transplants; Peripheral nerve; Schwann cell; Tube repair

Indexed keywords

EID: 4243928456     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100720170003     Document Type: Article

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