Introduction of cremaster muscle chamber technique for long-term intravital microscopy

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 161-166

  Siemionow, Maria ^a   Nanhekhan, L V ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREMASTER MUSCLE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; ISLAND FLAP; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MUSCLE FLAP; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0032799726     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199943020-00010     Document Type: Article

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