Functional and structural evaluation of the vasculature of skin flaps after ischemia and reperfusion

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 742-750

  Marzella, Louis ^a   Jesudass, Richard R ^a   Manson, Paul N ^a   Myers, Roy A M ^a   Bulkley, Gregory B ^a  

^a Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; HISTOLOGY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SKIN FLAP; SKIN FLAP SURVIVAL; SKIN ISCHEMIA; SURGERY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULARIZATION;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ANIMAL; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FLUORESCEINS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; RADIOISOTOPES; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0023904353     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-198805000-00016     Document Type: Article

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