1. Chapter 4: Peripheral Nerve.
- Author
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Rowe, David J. and Matloub, Hani
- Subjects
PERIPHERAL nerve injuries ,WOUND healing - Abstract
Chapter 4 of the book "Essential Tissue Healing of the Face and Neck" is presented. It describes the unique regenerative qualities of peripheral nerves of the face, along with the healing physiology of such nerves. It discusses the anatomy of peripheral nerves, including facial, pretemporal and intratemporal, and trigeminal nerves. The chapter also explains the histohemical aspects of peripheral nerves such as acetylcholinesterase, choline acetyltransferase and carbon anhydrase.
- Published
- 2009