The effect of diclofenac (Voltaren®) on the contraction of collagen lattices

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-107

  Tarpila, Erkki ^a   Franzén, Lennart ^a   Ghassemifar, Reza ^a   Risto, Olof ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Connective tissue contraction; Diclofenac; Fibroblast chemotaxis; Prostaglandin synthesis

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; DICLOFENAC; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CHEMOKINESIS; CHEMOTAXIS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; RAT;

EID: 0030959966     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02844319709085476     Document Type: Article

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