1.
J Reconstr Microsurg
; 3(2): 87-93, 1987 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2435900
ABSTRACT
Experiments in rats, introducing the proximal and distal stumps of tibial and sural nerves into a vein graft, showed by acetylcholinesterase and toluidine blue staining that sensory and motor fibers mix inside the vein graft, but that nevertheless they are able to select their distal targets correctly. The authors' hypothesis is that surface membrane antigens of Schwann cells might be responsible for this chemotactic phenomenon.
Subject(s)
Axons/ultrastructure , Femoral Vein/transplantation , Spinal Nerves/surgery , Sural Nerve/surgery , Tibial Nerve/surgery , Animals , Chemotaxis , Nerve Fibers/ultrastructure , Rats , Rats, Inbred Strains , Staining and Labeling
2.
Ital J Orthop Traumatol
; 9 Suppl: 53-6, 1983 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6679848