Fiber arrangements of nerves belonging to ventral and dorsal divisions in the proximal region of the brachial plexus: A study using flourescence of DiI and DiO in adult rats

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 312-318

  Yan, Jun ^a   Hitomi, J ^a  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fiber analysis; Intercostal nerve; Peripheral nerve grafting; Specific distribution; Ventrodorsal relationship

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CERVICAL PLEXUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL ROOT; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN NERVE; SPINAL NERVE; SPINAL ROOT; SUTURING METHOD; VENTRAL ROOT;

ANIMALS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; INTERCOSTAL NERVES; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL NERVES;

EID: 4444254239     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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