Hyperbaric oxygen promotes rabbit conjunctival healing

Journal of Toxicology - Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-79

  Seward, Michael ^a   Green, Margaret O ^b   Green, Keith ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b University Hospital Augusta   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; EYE TOXICITY; HYPERBARISM; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PTERYGIUM; RABBIT; SCLERA DISEASE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0031945493     PISSN: 07313829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15569529809049303     Document Type: Article

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