Evaluation methods in the assessment of peripheral nerve regeneration

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 360-362

  Geuna, Stefano ^a   Varejão, Artur S P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; GAIT; KINEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING; SCIATIC NERVE; ANIMAL; CELL COUNT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; HUMANS; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 51449113407     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/109/8/0360     Document Type: Article

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