Evaluation of peripheral nerve regeneration through biomaterial conduits via micro-CT imaging

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 185-190

  Pixley, Sarah K ^a   Hopkins, Tracy M ^a   Little, Kevin J ^a   Hom, David B ^b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

biomaterial implants; contrast agent; micro CT; nerve conduits; nerve repair; peripheral nerve regeneration; rat

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; CONTRAST MEDIUM; IODINE; NEUROFILAMENT M PROTEIN; POLYCAPROLACTONE;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GIANT CELL; GREAT BLOOD VESSEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NERVE CONDUITS; NERVE GROWTH; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE INJURY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE REGENERATION; VASCULARIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85036521576     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23788038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lio2.41     Document Type: Article

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