Peripheral nerve anatomy for regeneration studies in pigs: Feasibility of large animal models

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-47

  Scholz, Thomas ^a   Pharaon, Michael ^a   Evans, Gregory R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cadaver study; large animal model; nerve anatomy; peripheral nerve regeneration; tissue engineering nerve constructs

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE MODEL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MICROSURGERY; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SWINE;

EID: 77954241827     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181bb4d13     Document Type: Article

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