Sciatic nerve regeneration in rats by a nerve conduit engineering with a membrane derived from natural latex Regeneração do nervo ciático em ratos através de um conduto confeccionado com uma membrana de látex natural
PURPOSE: To evaluate the capacity of natural latex membrane to accelerate and improve the regeneration quality of the of rat sciatic nerves. METHODS: Forty male adult Wistar rats were used, anesthetized and operated to cut the sciatic nerve and receive an autograft or a conduit made with a membrane...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia
2012-12-01
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Series: | Acta Cirurgica Brasileira |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502012001200010 |