Fluorescently labeled peptide increases identification of degenerated facial nerve branches during surgery and improves functional outcome.

Fluorescently labeled peptide increases identification of degenerated facial nerve branches during surgery and improves functional outcome.

Nerve degeneration after transection injury decreases intraoperative visibility under white light (WL), complicating surgical repair. We show here that the use of fluorescently labeled nerve binding probe (F-NP41) can improve intraoperative visualization of chronically (up to 9 months) denervated ne...

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Main Authors: Timon Hussain, Melina B Mastrodimos, Sharat C Raju, Heather L Glasgow, Michael Whitney, Beth Friedman, Jeffrey D Moore, David Kleinfeld, Paul Steinbach, Karen Messer, Minya Pu, Roger Y Tsien, Quyen T Nguyen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4353702?pdf=render

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