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

Asuman Feda Bayrak, Yüksel Olgun, Ayla Ozbakan, Safiye Aktaş, Can Ahmet Kulan, Gonca Kamacı, Emine Demir, Osman Yılmaz, Levent Olgun

Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology · 2017 · 17 citations · 25 references

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Abstract

Local application of IGF-1 in a slow releasing gel was found efficacious in the recovery of the facial nerve crush injury in rabbits. IGF-1 was considered worthy of being tried in clinical studies in facial nerve injury cases.

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