Effect of gallium-aluminum-arsenide laser therapy (660Nm) on recovery of the sciatic nerve in rats following neurotmesis lesion and epineural anastomosis: Functional analysis

Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 215-221

  dos Reis, Felipe Abdella ^a,c   Belchior, A C G ^a   Nicolau, R A ^b   Fonseca, T S ^a   Carvalho, P T C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ANHANGUERA UNIDERP   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Low level laser therapy; Nerve regeneration; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

EID: 54949132563     PISSN: 14133555     EISSN: 18099246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-35552008000300009     Document Type: Article

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