Morphofunctional regeneration by mesenchymal stem cell and IGF-1 inoculation in a model of facial nerve crush injury in rats

Objective: To analyze the morphofunctional regeneration process of facial nerve injury in the presence of insulin-like growth factor-1 and mesenchymal stem cells. Methods: Fourteen Wistar rats suffered unilateral facial nerve crushing and were randomly divided into two groups. All received insulin-l...

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Main Authors: Aracele Gonçalves Vieira, Fausto Pierdona Guzen, José Rodolfo Lopes de Paiva, Lucídio Clebeson de Oliveira, Maria Clara de Araújo Jales, Eudes Euler de Souza Lucena, Virgínia Raquel dos Santos Lucena, Hécio Henrique Araújo de Morais
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1808869422000702