Tissue engineering for peripheral nerve regeneration

Tissue Engineering: From Lab to Clinic

Volumn 9783642028243, Issue , 2011, Pages 245-262

  Hart, Andrew ^a,b,c,d   Terenghi, Giorgio ^e   Wiberg, Mikael ^c,d  

^a CANNIESBURN PLASTIC SURGERY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ENGINEERING; COLLAGEN; CYTOLOGY; MODULATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NEURONS; REPAIR; STEM CELLS; TISSUE;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; CONNECTIVE TISSUES; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE REPAIR; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; SITE ENVIRONMENTS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUES;

TISSUE REGENERATION;

EID: 84920163967     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02824-3_13     Document Type: Chapter

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