Autofluorescence of skin burns detected by fiber-optic confocal imaging: Evidence that cool water treatment limits progressive thermal damage in anesthetized hairless mice

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 98-104

  Vo, Liem T ^a   Anikijenko, Peter ^a   McLaren, Wendy J ^a   Delaney, Peter M ^b   Barkla, David H ^a   King, Roger G ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Optiscan Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autofluorescence; Burn; Laser scanning confocal microscopy; Skin imaging

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BURN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CRYOTHERAPY; FLUORESCENCE; HAIRLESS MOUSE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; PROTEIN DENATURATION; SKIN;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; BURNS; COLLAGEN; CRYOTHERAPY; FLUORESCENCE; MICE; MICE, INBRED HRS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; SKIN;

EID: 0035403714     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200107000-00016     Document Type: Article

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