The effect of L-dopa on the healing of a rat mandibular defect

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 470-473

  Jones, Gary T ^a   Jian, Xin Chun ^a,b   Laskin, Daniel M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE HEALING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; JAW MALFORMATION; JAW RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SURGICAL WOUND; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0029962994     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(96)90124-X     Document Type: Article

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