Potentials and limitations of peripheral nerve injury models in rodents with particular reference to the femoral nerve

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 193, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 276-285

  Irintchev, Andrey ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Facial nerve; Motion analysis; Outcome measures; Peripheral nerve regeneration; Recovery of function; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MODEL; FACIAL NERVE INJURY; FEMORAL NERVE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CRUSH; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE SPROUTING; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; REMYELINIZATION; REVIEW; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL NERVE;

ANIMALS; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE INJURIES; FEMORAL NERVE; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SCIATIC NERVE;

MUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 79960220002     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: 16180402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2011.02.019     Document Type: Review

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