Guest editorial: Phototherapy in peripheral nerve injury for muscle preservation and nerve regeneration

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 219-220

  Rochkind, Shimon ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE GROWTH; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRESERVATION; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; INJURY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PHOTOTHERAPY; RATS; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 65349120593     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2009.9955     Document Type: Editorial

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