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The article investigates the feasibility of a small gap anastomosis as treatment procedure for peripheral nerve rupture by scissoring and sleeve jointing an autologous epineurium. The rats that were used in this experiment were able to quickly recover autonomic activities. This study concludes that the aforementioned procedure can be used to repair peripheral nerve rupture and that it is superior to epineurium neurorrhaphy in situ.

The article reports on simplified methods for isolating, culturating, purifying olfactory, ensheathing cells. The isolation of olfactory ensheathing cells was conducted using shearing, dispersion processes. A three-step purification procedure was then performed after the primary cultures attained confluence. Cells attached and developed quickly. The three-step purification process allows for the cells to be preserved for extended periods of time in culture.