Schwann cell cultures: Recent advances and novel approaches to the reconstruction of peripheral nerve defects

Romanian Journal of Morphology and Embryology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 467-471

  Ştefǎnescu, Ovidiu ^a   Enescu, D M ^b   Lascar I ^c  

^a Clinic of Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery   (Romania)

^b Clinic of Plastic Surgery Reconstructive Microsurgery and Burns   (Romania)

^c Floreasca Emergency Hospital   (Romania)

Author keywords

Peripheral nerve defects; Peripheral nerve reconstruction; Schwann cell cultures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866987680     PISSN: 12200522     EISSN: 20668279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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