Dexamethasone increases survival and attenuates induction of inducible nitric oxide synthase in experimental skin flaps

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 180-184

  Gribbe, Örjan ^a,c   Lundeberg, Thomas ^a   Samuelson, Ulf E ^a,b   Wiklund, N Peter ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISCHEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; SKIN FLAP; STEROID THERAPY;

EID: 0033042597     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199902000-00013     Document Type: Article

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