Nerve grafts with various sensory and motor fiber compositions are equally effective for the repair of a mixed nerve defect

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 223, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 203-206

  Neubauer, Debbie ^a   Graham, James B ^a   Muir, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; MIXED NERVE DEFECT; MOTONEURON; MOTOR SYSTEM; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE GROWTH; NERVE INJURY; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SENSORY SYSTEM; STAINING; TIBIAL NERVE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 77950864701     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: 10902430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2009.08.013     Document Type: Article

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