Guinea pigs as an animal model for sciatic nerve injury

Guinea pigs as an animal model for sciatic nerve injury

The overwhelming use of rat models in nerve regeneration studies is likely to induce skewness in treatment outcomes. To address the problem, this study was conducted in 8 adult guinea pigs of either sex to investigate the suitability of guinea pig as an alternative model for nerve regeneration studi...

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Main Authors: Malik Abu Rafee, Amarpal, Prakash Kinjavdekar, Hari Prasad Aithal, Sajad Ahmad Wani, Irfan Ahmad Bhat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Neural Regeneration Research
Subjects:
nerve regeneration; Guinea pigs; animal model; sciatic nerve injury; foot print length; neuropilin; histopathology; neural regeneration
Online Access:http://www.nrronline.org/article.asp?issn=1673-5374;year=2017;volume=12;issue=3;spage=452;epage=457;aulast=Rafee

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