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Steady electric fields are known to affect development, growth and repair of various tissues in vivo and in vitro. Confirmed effects include accelerated repair and regeneration of articular cartilage and bone fractures (Norton, 1974; Baker et al., 1974; Bassett et al., 1974); the induction and control of morphogenesis in amputated forelimb regeneration in adult frogs (Smith, 1974); orientation and acceleration of neurite growth in chick dorsal root ganglia in tissue culture (Jaffe & Poo, 1979) and in differentiating frog embryonic neuroblasts (Patel & Poo, 1982) and myoblasts (Hinkle et al., 1981). Because there are few reports of electric fields influencing mammalian central and peripheral nerves (Wilson et al., 1974; Wilson, 1981), our aim was to examine the effects of such fields on peripheral nerve regeneration and functional recovery in the cat.
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Ziegenbein, R.W. et al. (1983). Effect of Electric Fields on Nerve Regeneration and Functional Recovery in the Cat Hindlimb. In: Kidman, A.D., Tomkins, J.K., Morris, C.A., Cooper, N.A. (eds) Molecular Pathology of Nerve and Muscle. Experimental and Clinical Neuroscience. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5308-2_9
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