A novel experimental rat model of peripheral nerve scarring that reliably mimics post-surgical complications and recurring adhesions

Inflammation, fibrosis and perineural adhesions with the surrounding tissue are common pathological processes following nerve injury and surgical interventions on peripheral nerves in human patients. These features can reoccur following external neurolysis, currently the most common surgical treatme...

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Main Authors: Angela Lemke, Carina Penzenstadler, James Ferguson, Dominika Lidinsky, Rudolf Hopf, Monika Bradl, Heinz Redl, Susanne Wolbank, Thomas Hausner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2017-08-01
Series:Disease Models & Mechanisms
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Online Access:http://dmm.biologists.org/content/10/8/1015