The effect of electrical and mechanical stimulation on the regenerating rodent facial nerve

Laryngoscope

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1094-1102

  Hadlock, Tessa ^a   Lindsay, Robin ^a   Edwards, Colin ^a   Smitson, Christopher ^a   Weinberg, Julie ^a   Knox, Christopher ^a   Heaton, James T ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Facial nerve; Mechanical stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE INJURY; FEMALE; FIXATION DEVICE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RAT; VIBRISSA;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE INJURIES; FEMALE; MASSAGE; MICROSURGERY; NERVE REGENERATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VIBRISSAE;

EID: 77953159741     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.20903     Document Type: Article

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