In vivo regeneration of rat sciatic nerve in a double-halved stitch-less guide: A pilot-study

Microsurgery

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 310-318

  Merolli, A ^a,e   Rocchi, L ^a   Catalano, F ^a   Planell, J ^b   Engel, E ^b   Martinez, E ^b   Sbernardori, M C ^c   Marceddu, S ^d   Tranquilli Leali, P ^c  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR BIOENGINEERING OF CATALONIA IBEC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCHWANN CELL; SCIATIC NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD;

ANIMALS; CYANOACRYLATES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 65949100382     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20622     Document Type: Article

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