The effects of VEGF on survival of a random flap in the rat: Examination of various routes of administration

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 234-239

  Kryger, Z ^a   Zhang, F ^b   Dogan, T ^c   Cheng, C ^c   Lineaweaver, W C ^b   Buncke, H J ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental rat model.; Random pattern flap survival; Route of administration; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FEMORAL VEIN; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GRANULATION TISSUE; HISTOLOGY; HYPOXEMIA; MALE; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; NONHUMAN; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033999446     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1999.3315     Document Type: Article

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