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Regeneration of the Nerves in the Aerial Cavity with an Artificial Nerve Conduit -Reconstruction of Chorda Tympani Nerve Gaps-

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Due to its anatomical features, the chorda tympani nerve (CTN) is sometimes sacrificed during middle ear surgery, resulting in taste dysfunction. We examined the effect of placing an artificial nerve conduit, a polyglycolic acid (PGA)-collagen tube, across the gap in the secti...

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Autores principales: Yamanaka, Toshiaki, Hosoi, Hiroshi, Murai, Takayuki, Kobayashi, Takehiko, Inada, Yuji, Nakamura, Tatsuo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3972219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24691095
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0092258