A qualitative histological assessment of various storage conditions on short term preservation of human split skin grafts

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 331-336

  Sterne, G D ^a   Titley, O G ^a   Christie, J L ^b  

^a Wordsley Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Histological changes; Skin graft; Storage; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SWELLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; GRAFT PRESERVATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0034116823     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1999.3279     Document Type: Article

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