The Effect of Insulin Like Growth Factor-1 on Recovery of Facial Nerve Crush Injury

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BAYRAK A. F., Olgun Y., OZBAKAN A., Aktas S., KULAN C. A., Kamaci G., ...More

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, vol.10, no.4, pp.296-302, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 10 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.21053/ceo.2016.00997
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.296-302
  • Keywords: Insulin-Like Growth Factor I, Facial Nerve Injuries, Therapy, Animal Model, PARALYZED ORBICULARIS OCULI, IGF-I, SCIATIC-NERVE, MOUSE MODELS, RAT MODEL, REGENERATION, HYDROGEL, STIMULATION, DELIVERY, NEURONS
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives. The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of locally applied insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) on the recovery of facial nerve functions after crush injury in a rabbit model.