Acceleration and modulation of facial nerve regeneration by exposure to a moderate hypergravitic field.
Quantitative histological study revealed that regeneration of sectioned guinea pig facial nerve is accelerated by exposure to a moderate hypergravitic field of 1.6g. A two fold increase in rate of regeneration and in sprouting was observed. Scar tissue formation was significantly reduced in animals exposed to the hypergravitic field. The results confirm a previous study in which regeneration was evaluated clinically and by qualitative histology.
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Department of the ENT, Shiba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Ishay
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D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology; D002498:Centrifugation; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000502:physiology; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D018471:Hypergravity; D008297:Male; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D012583:Schwann Cells / Q000166:cytology