Microsurgical flap models in the rat

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 211-221

  Zhang, F ^a   Sones, W D ^a   Lineaweaver, W C ^a  

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

Author keywords

Microsurgical transplantation; Muscle; Myocutaneous; Outcomes; Skin flap models

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; MICROSURGERY; MUSCLE FLAP; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; NONHUMAN; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANIMALS; METHODS; MICROSURGERY; MODELS, ANIMAL; RATS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0035023580     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-14353     Document Type: Review

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