Peripheral nerve regeneration: a challenge far from being overcome

Rui Alvites^{1

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4}, Bruna Lopes^{1

2

3}, André Coelho^{1

2

3}, Ana Colette Maurício^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Centro de Estudos de Ciência Animal (CECA), Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA), Rua D. Manuel II, Apartado 55142, 4051-401 Porto, Portugal.
² Departamento de Clínicas Veterinárias, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto (UP), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, No. 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.
³ Associate Laboratory for Animal & Veterinary Science (AL4AnimalS), 1300-477 Lisboa, Portugal.
⁴ Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde (CESPU), Avenida Central de Gandra 1317, Gandra, 4585-116 Paredes, Portugal.

Rui Alvites et al. Regen Med. 2024 Apr.

. 2024 Apr;19(4):155-159.

doi: 10.2217/rme-2023-0072. Epub 2023 Oct 3.

Rui Alvites^{1

2

3

4}, Bruna Lopes^{1

2

3}, André Coelho^{1

2

3}, Ana Colette Maurício^{1

2

3}

¹ Centro de Estudos de Ciência Animal (CECA), Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA), Rua D. Manuel II, Apartado 55142, 4051-401 Porto, Portugal.
² Departamento de Clínicas Veterinárias, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto (UP), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, No. 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.
³ Associate Laboratory for Animal & Veterinary Science (AL4AnimalS), 1300-477 Lisboa, Portugal.
⁴ Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde (CESPU), Avenida Central de Gandra 1317, Gandra, 4585-116 Paredes, Portugal.

No abstract available

Keywords: future opportunities for nerve regeneration; limitations in nerve regeneration; peripheral nerve injury; peripheral nerve regeneration.

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