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Nerve root

Known as: nerve roots, nerves root, nerves roots 
One of the two bundles of nerve fibers (dorsal and ventral roots) emerging from the spinal cord that join to form each spinal nerve.
National Institutes of Health

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CDISC SEND Biospecimens TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyNerve Root NeoplasmPeripheral Nerves

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Root of cranial nerveSpinal nerve root structure

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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Reduction of Peridural Fibrosis After Lumbar Laminotomy and Discectomy in Dogs by a Resorbable Gel (ADCON-L)
Study Design. A canine lumbar laminotomy and discectomy model was used to evaluate the effects of a resorbable gel, ADCON-L… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Persistent sacral nerve root deficits after continuous spinal anaesthesia
Neurological deficits following spinal anaesthesia are rare. We report two cases of persistent sacral nerve root deficits after… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Involvement of serotonin in the excitation of phrenic motoneurons evoked by stimulation of the raphe obscurus
Short-latency averaged responses in the C5 phrenic nerves to electrical stimulation (2.5–80 microA; 5–80 Hz; 150 microseconds… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
ISOLATION OF HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS FROM HUMAN TRIGEMINAL GANGLIA, INCLUDING GANGLIA FROM ONE PATIENT WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Partial denervation affects both denervated and innervated fibers in the mammalian skeletal muscle.
Partial denervation of the rat extensor digitorum longus muscle was performed by sectioning only one of the sciatic nerve roots… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
The association of octopamine with specific neurones along lobster nerve trunks.
Octapamine and its synthetic enzyme, tyramine beta‐hydroxylase (TBH), are found in high concentrations at two points along second… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Late effects of spinal cord irradiation with 300 kV X rays and 15 MeV neutrons.
Abstract Dose-effect relationships were determined for late damage caused by local irradiations of the spinal cord of rats with… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Abnormalities of peripheral nerves in murine muscular dystrophy.
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
THE DEPOSITION OF COLLAGEN IN RELATION TO SCHWANN CELL BASEMENT MEMBRANE DURING PERIPHERAL NERVE REGENERATION
The basement membranes sur rounding the Schwann cells of per ipheral myel inated nerve fibers form un in te r rup ted tubes… 
Highly Cited
1947
Highly Cited
1947
DISEASE
Background: Little is known about patients who frequently visit the emergency department (ED) for acute exacerbation of chronic… 
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