Phototherapy in peripheral nerve regeneration: From basic science to clinical study

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1-6

  Rochkind, Shimon ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Axonal sprouting; Laser phototherapy; Nerve cells; Peripheral nerve injury; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INJURY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RAT; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PHOTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RATS; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 65349114453     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/FOC.2009.26.2.E8     Document Type: Review

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