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Research Article

REJECTION AND REGENERATION IN PERIPHERAL NERVE HOMOGRAFTS IN RATS AFTER WITHDRAWAL OF CYCLOSPORIN: MORPHOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT

Pages 373-377 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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