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

BAYRAK, Asuman; Olgun, Yuksel; ÖZBAKAN, Ayla; Aktas, Safiye; KULAN, Can; Kamaci, Gonca; Demir, EMİNE; Yilmaz, Osman; OLGUN, Levent

doi:10.21053/ceo.2016.00997

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

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

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

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
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: No

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.