Prevention of postoperative adhesions by an antibody to vascular permeability factor/vascular endothelial growth factor in a murine model

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 174, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1502-1506

  Saltzman, A K ^a   Olson, T A ^a   Mohanraj, D ^a   Carson, L F ^a   Ramakrishnan, S ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

adhesions; Balb c mice; vascular endothelial growth factor; vascular hypermeability; Vascular permeability factor

Indexed keywords

NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; VASCULOTROPIN;

ABDOMINAL WALL CLOSURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM ADHESION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029930838     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70596-3     Document Type: Article

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