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Facial nerve structure

Known as: Nerve VII, Seventh Cranial Nerve, Facialis, Nervus 
The 7th cranial nerve. The facial nerve has two parts, the larger motor root which may be called the facial nerve proper, and the smaller… 
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Neurogenin 1 Null Mutant Ears Develop Fewer, Morphologically Normal Hair Cells in Smaller Sensory Epithelia Devoid of Innervation
The proneuronal gene neurogenin 1 (ngn1) is essential for development of the inner-ear sensory neurons that are completely absent… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Orbitozygomatic craniotomy. Technical note.
The orbitozygomatic approach provides wide, multidirectional access to the anterior and middle cranial fossae, as well as to the… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Synthesis and localization of ciliary neurotrophic factor in the sciatic nerve of the adult rat after lesion and during regeneration
Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) is expressed in high quantities in Schwann cells of peripheral nerves during postnatal… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Anatomy of the Frontal Branch of the Facial Nerve: The Significance of the Temporal Fat Pad
The anatomy of the temporal region, with reference to the frontal branch of the facial nerve, was examined in 12 fresh cadaver… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Response of endogenous glial cells to motor neuron degeneration induced by toxic ricin
The injection of toxic lectin from Ricinus communis into the rat facial nerve resulted in suicide transport and rapid… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Microglial cells but not astrocytes undergo mitosis following rat facial nerve axotomy
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
The Facial Nerve
Applied Basic Science and Clinical Fundamentals Clinical Evaluation of Patients with Facial Paralysis Management of Patients with… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Immunohistochemical mapping of enkephalin containing cell bodies, fibers and nerve terminals in the brain stem of the rat
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Observations on the Extrinsic Neural Control of Cerebral Blood Flow in the Baboon
Cerebral blood flow was measured using 133xenon in forty-five baboons lightly anesthetized with pentobarbital. Blood flow varied… 
Highly Cited
1932
Highly Cited
1932
CEREBRAL VASODILATOR NERVES AND THEIR PATHWAY FROM THE MEDULLA OBLONGATA: WITH OBSERVATIONS ON THE PIAL AND INTRACEREBRAL VASCULAR PLEXUS
A crucial experiment in the laboratory of neurology of the Boston City Hospital in which we cooperated with Cobb, Forbes and… 
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