Functional and morphometric differences between the early and delayed use of phototherapy in crushed median nerves of rats

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 479-486

  Santos, Ana Paula ^a   Suaid, Carla Adelino ^b   Xavier, Murilo ^a   Yamane, Fernanda ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DOS VALES DO JEQUITINHONHA E MUCURI   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Crush injury; Grasping test; Low power laser; Median nerve; Morphometry

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED USE OF PHOTOTHERAPY; EARLY USE OF PHOTOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MEDIAN NERVE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOMETRICS; MYELIN SHEATH; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE CRUSH; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RAT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CRUSH; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; PHOTOTHERAPY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84863433666     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: 1435604X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-011-0972-4     Document Type: Article

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