Repairing injured peripheral nerves: Bridging the gap

Progress in Neurobiology - Tập 92 - Trang 245-276 - 2010
Ronald Deumens1,2,3, Ahmet Bozkurt2,4, Marcel F. Meek5, Marco A.E. Marcus1,3, Elbert A.J. Joosten1,3, Joachim Weis2,3, Gary A. Brook2,3
1Department of Anesthesiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
2Institute for Neuropathology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
3European Graduate School of Neuroscience (EURON), Maastricht, The Netherlands
4Department of Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Burn Center, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
5Department of Hand and Plastic Surgery, Scheper Hospital Emmen, Emmen, The Netherlands

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