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Research Article

Assessing the permeability of the rat sciatic nerve epineural sheath against compounds with local anesthetic activity: an ex vivo electrophysiological study

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Pages 634-640 | Received 28 May 2013, Accepted 13 Jul 2013, Published online: 09 Aug 2013

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