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Nerve-muscle pedicle implantation in the denervated thyroarytenoid muscle of aged rats

Satoru MiyamaruDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yoshihiko KumaiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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Ryosei MinodaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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Eiji YumotoDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
Pages 210-217 | Received 12 Aug 2011, Accepted 30 Sep 2011, Published online: 21 Nov 2011

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