Criteria for assessing peripheral nerve injury. Behavioral and functional assessment in non-operated Wistar rats

Abstract Purpose To evaluate the normality pattern in functional tests of peripheral nerves. Methods Sixty female and sixty male Wistar rats were submitted to vibrissae movement and nictitating reflex for facial nerve; grooming test and grasping test for brachial plexus; and walking tracking test...

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Main Authors: Renan Kleber Costa Teixeira, Faustino Chaves Calvo, Deivid Ramos dos Santos, Nayara Pontes de Araújo, Daniela Ferreira Tramontin, Luís Vinícius Pires da Costa, Rui Sergio Monteiro de Barros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2020-08-01
Series:Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/acb/v35n7/1678-2674-acb-35-07-e202000702.pdf