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Combining Peripheral Nerve Grafting and Matrix Modulation to Repair the Injured Rat Spinal Cord
Published on: November 20, 2009
The delayed effect of cortagen on the restoration of injured nerve function
L I Kolosova1, A B Moiseeva, L N Turchaninova
1Pavlov Institute of Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, nab. Makarova 6, St. Petersburg, 199034 Russia.
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