Thiry wistar rats were used and divided in 2 groups. A segment of 6mm was excised in the sciatic nerve which were then bridged with chitin and skelal muscle. at 4,8,12 weeks after operation, In the chitin group a satisfactory regeneration of nerve fibers was evident with electrophysiologic and histologic examinations, and HRP retrogade labelling evaluation. The possible mechanism of enhancing nerve regeneration of chitin was also discussed.
Citation： Gou Sanhuai,Hou Churdin,Zhang Hongsheng,et al.. EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF BRIDGING THE GAP OF THE PERIPHERAL NERVE WITH CHITIN IN RATS. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 1993, 7(3): 169-171. doi: Copy