Tissue strength and wound morphology of the equine linea alba after ventral median celiotomy

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 145-151

  Chism, Patricia N ^a   Latimer, Federico G ^a   Patton, C S ^a   Rohrbach, Barton W ^a   Blackford, James T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HORSE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOUND HEALING;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0034150242     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-950X.2000.00145.x     Document Type: Article

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