An in vivo model of human proliferative scar

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 187-195

  Polo, Max ^a,b,d   Kim, Young Jin ^a,b   Kucukcelebi, Ahmet ^c   Hayward, Peter G ^c   Ko, Francis ^a,b   Robson, Martin C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Bay Pines VA Medical Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^d MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

In vivo model; Nude rat; Proliferative scar

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; PROCOLLAGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CAPILLARY ENDOTHELIUM; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCAR;

EID: 0032004353     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1997.5251     Document Type: Article

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