Allograft pretreatment for the repair of sciatic nerve defects: green tea polyphenols versus radiation

Pretreatment of nerve allografts by exposure to irradiation or green tea polyphenols can eliminate neuroimmunogenicity, inhibit early immunological rejection, encourage nerve regeneration and functional recovery, improve tissue preservation, and minimize postoperative infection. In the present study...

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Main Authors: Sheng-hu Zhou, Ping Zhen, Shen-song Li, Xiao-yan Liang, Ming-xuan Gao, Qi Tian, Xu-sheng Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Neural Regeneration Research
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Online Access:http://www.nrronline.org/article.asp?issn=1673-5374;year=2015;volume=10;issue=1;spage=136;epage=140;aulast=Zhou