Single exposures to 5-fluorouracil: A possible mode of targeted therapy to reduce contractile scarring in the injured tendon

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 465-471

  Khan, U ^a   Occleston, N L ^b   Khaw, P T ^b   McGrouther, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; FLUOROURACIL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SYNOVIOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIMETABOLITES; CELLS, CULTURED; CICATRIX; COLLAGEN; CYTOSKELETON; FIBROBLASTS; FLUOROURACIL; RABBITS; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 0031024334     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199702000-00023     Document Type: Article

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