Surgical Treatment of Skin Lesions Induced by Sulfur Mustard ("Mustard Gas") - An Experimental Study in the Guinea Pig

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 30-36

  Kjellstrom B T ^a,b   Persson, J K E ^a   Runn, P ^b  

^a Department of Human Sciences   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cutaneous lesions; Experimental animals; Operative treatment; Skin transplants; Vesicant agent

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; MUSTARD GAS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; GUINEA PIG; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURVIVAL RATE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MUSTARD GAS; PHOTOMICROGRAPHY; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURVIVAL RATE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030624939     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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