Preservation of skin free-flap using trehalose

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 130-134

  Kitahara, Amérigo Kiyoshi ^a   Suzuki, Yoshihisa ^a   Zhan, Chang Wei ^a   Wada, Hiromi ^a   Nishimura, Yoshihiko ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EURO COLLINS SOLUTION; TREHALOSE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SKIN FLAP SURVIVAL; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 0029920937     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1996.0185     Document Type: Article

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