Terazosin blockade of nicotine-induced skin flap necrosis in the rat

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 837-840

  Karlen, Richard G ^a   Maisel, Robert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; TERAZOSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; RAT; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN FLAP; SMOKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030853370     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.1997.01900080069008     Document Type: Article

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