Author/Editor		Tomšič, Martin; Bajrović, Fajko; Stefanovska, Aneta
Title		Effect of electromagnetic fields on peripheral nerve regeneration
Type		članek
Source		Medicon 2001. 9th Mediterranean conference on medical and biological engineering and computing. 2nd Croatian-Slovenian meeting on biomedical engineering. 1st international conference on muscle fibre structure and function. 5th symposium of Croatian society for medical informatics (Medicine informatics 2001). Proccedings of the International federation for medical and biological engineering. Part 1, Part 2; 2001 Jun 12-15; Pula
Publication year		2001
Volume		str. 62-5
Language		eng
Abstract		Electromagnetic fields have been shown to affect biological systems. Their impact have been demonstrated in cell cultures and tissue explants in vitro. It has also been suggested that they modify growth processes in living organisms. Studies in vitro suggest that neurites orient as a direct response to an electric field. We present a model of a nerve guide to study the effects of electromagnetic fields on peripheral nerve regeneration in vivo. Our results support the view that localized electric currents inside the nerve guide affect the regeneration of sensory axons. They also suggest that an electric field alone might direct growth processes.
Descriptors		ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS NERVE REGENERATION PERIPHERAL NERVES NERVE CRUSH RATS CELLS, CULTURED SCIATIC NERVE SURAL NERVE ACTION POTENTIALS