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Developments for Stimulation and Analysis of Nerve Regeneration

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Emerging Electromagnetic Medicine

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Research on nerve regeneration has been devoted to developing new methods to enhance growth of axonal fibers. Both chemical (growth factors, hormones, drugs, etc) and electrical [direct current (DC) and pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF)] applications have proven fairly successful. In this report we describe experiments using noninvasive PEMF on a crush nerve model showing that the results obtained with this technique are equal to results obtained with any chemical method. We also discuss the latest state-of-the-art methods employed in studying basic and clinical aspects of nerve growth and pathology. Finally, we attempt to predict future technological advances to be used in this research field.

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  1. Betty F. Sisken
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Psychology Department, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74104-3189, USA

    Mary Ellen O’Connor Ph.D.

  2. Bioelectronics Corporation, The Technical Advancement Program, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 20742, USA

    Richard H. C. Bentall F.R.C.S. Ed.

  3. Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland, 20857, USA

    John C. Monahan

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Sisken, B.F. (1990). Developments for Stimulation and Analysis of Nerve Regeneration. In: O’Connor, M.E., Bentall, R.H.C., Monahan, J.C. (eds) Emerging Electromagnetic Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3386-2_11

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