Effect of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) on survival of random extension of axial pattern skin flaps in the rat

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 604-611

  Padubidri, Arvind ^a,b   Browne Jr , Earl ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN FLAP;

EID: 0030449269     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199612000-00006     Document Type: Article

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