Wound size and gestational age modulate scar formation in fetal wound repair

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 411-415

  Cass, Darrell L ^a   Bullard, Kelli M ^a   Sylvester, Karl G ^a   Yang, Edmund Y ^a   Longaker, Michael T ^a   Adzick, N Scott ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

excisional wounds; Fetal wound healing; wound contraction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FETUS SURGERY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SHEEP; SKIN INCISION; WOUND CONTRACTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030988660     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(97)90593-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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