Myocutaneous flaps in patients with head and neck cancer retain their immunological capacities in an activated functional state

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-35

  Kornfehl, Johannes ^a,b   Formanek, Michael ^a   Knerer, Birgit ^a   Vajs, Amna ^a   Moser, Doris ^a   Millesi, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Department of Oto Rhino Laryngology ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

activation; immune competent cells; myocutaneous flaps; reconstruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030900679     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1997.tb00006.x     Document Type: Article

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