Quantitative histological analysis of the mandibular branch of the facial nerve in rats Análise histológica quantitativa do ramo mandibular do nervo facial em ratos

PURPOSE: To establish a model to quantitative histological analysis of the mandibular branch of the facial nerve in rats. METHODS: Eleven Wistar rats had their right and left mandibular branches of the facial nerve surgically removed and were sacrificed afterwards. Quantitative histological analysis...

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Main Authors: Heloisa Juliana Zabeu Rossi Costa, Raquel Salomone, Ciro Ferreira da Silva, Márcio Paulino Costa, Beatriz Lucchetta Ramos, Ricardo Ferreira Bento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2012-11-01
Series:Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502012001100001