title: Surgical approach and histoanatomical aspects of the oculomotor nerve in rats.
abstract: The surgical approach and some histoanatomical characteristics of the intracavernous portion of the oculomotor nerve are described. Moreover, some perioperative precautions for intracranial surgical procedures in the rat are reported and the suitability of the rat as a model for studying intracranial nerve regeneration is discussed. With the data provided, this model of oculomotor nerve approach can be used to study various aspects of intracranial nerve regeneration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Nijmegen St. Radbond, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. T.Menovsky@czzonch.azn.NL
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Menovsky
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Bartels
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: van Overbeeke
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002426:Cavernous Sinus; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D009802:Oculomotor Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar