Acellular Nerve Segments and Migration of Schwann Cells

• Authors: KLUSÁKOVÁ Ilona; DUBOVÝ Petr; SVÍŽENSKÁ Ivana; ZÍTKOVÁ Andrea; JANČÁLEK Radim
• Year of publication: 1999
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Scripta Medica
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Field: Morphological specializations and cytology
• Keywords: basal lamina; extracellular matrix; nerve regeneration
• Description: Large defects of peripheral nerve are bridged by the nerve grafts. Acellular nerve graft is one of alternative methods for the nerve repair. Schwann cells migrate parallel with basal lamina tubes.

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