Mandibular Branch of the Facial Nerve in Wistar Rats: New Experimental Model to Assess Facial Nerve Regeneration

Abstract Introduction The ideal animal model for nerve regeneration studies is the object of controversy, because all models described by the literature have advantages and disadvantages. Objective To describe the histologic and functional patterns of the mandibular branch...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Ferreira Bento, Raquel Salomone, Silvia Bona do Nascimento, Ricardo Jose Rodriguez Ferreira, Ciro Ferreira da Silva, Heloisa Juliana Zabeu Rossi Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2014-05-01
Series:International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1366977