Effects of five different barrier materials on postsurgical adhesion formation in the rat

Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1358-1363

  Hellebrekers, B W J ^a   Trimbos Kemper, G C M ^b   Van Blitterswijk, C A ^b   Bakkum, E A ^b   Trimbos, J B M Z ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adhesions; Comparative study; Prevention; Rat model

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; COPOLYMER; MACROGOL; POLITEF; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION;

ADHESION; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034035320     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/15.6.1358     Document Type: Article

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