Healing effect of lamotrigine on repair of damaged sciatic nerve in rabbit

Journal of Applied Animal Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 243-249

  Jazayeri Shooshtari, S M ^a   Namdar, Z ^a   Owji, S M ^a   Mehrabani, D ^b   Mohammadi Samani, S ^c   Tanideh, N ^a   Alizadeh, A A ^a   Namazi, H ^a   Amanollahi, A ^a   Rajaee, Z ^a   Bidaki, L ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Injured peripheral nerve; Lamotrigine; PNS; Rabbit; Schwann cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77951456124     PISSN: 09712119     EISSN: 09741844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2009.9707069     Document Type: Article

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