Injectable cartilage using polyethylene oxide polymer substrates

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 843-850

  Sims, C Derek ^a   Butler, Peter E M ^a   Casanova, Rene ^a   Lee, Betty T ^a   Randolph, Mark A ^a   Lee, W P Andrew ^a   Vacanti, Charles A ^a   Yaremchuk, Michael J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; MACROGOL; POLYMER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CARTILAGE CELL; CARTILAGE MATRIX; CARTILAGE TRANSPLANTATION; CATTLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029744019     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199610000-00015     Document Type: Article

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