Scanning electron microscopy evaluation of endothelial regeneration in 1-MM PTFE prostheses

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-53

  Lanzetta, Marco ^a,b   Owen, Earl R ^a  

^a Microresearch Found of Australia   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CELL DIVISION; CELL MOVEMENT; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0030027024     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1006452     Document Type: Review

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