TY - CHAP AU - Kazunori Sango AU - Hiroko Yanagisawa AU - Kazuhiko Watabe AU - Hidenori Horie AU - Toshihiko Kadoya ED - Seyed Mansoor Rayegani Y1 - 2012-03-28 PY - 2012 T1 - Galectin-1 as a Multifunctional Molecule in the Peripheral Nervous System After Injury N2 - Peripheral nerve disorders are comprising one of the major clinical topics in neuromusculoskeletal disorders. Sharp nerve injuries, chronic entrapment syndromes, and peripheral neuropathic processes can be classified in this common medical topic. Different aspects of these disorders including anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, injury mechanisms, and different diagnostic and management methods need to be addressed when discussing this topic. The goal of preparing this book was to gather such pertinent chapters to cover these aspects. BT - Basic Principles of Peripheral Nerve Disorders SP - Ch. 3 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/30075 DO - 10.5772/30075 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-25 ER -