Pyramid environment reduces the wound healing suppressant properties of dexamethasone in albino rats

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 645-648

  Nayak, Surekha ^a   Gurumadhva Rao, S ^a   Dilip Murthy, K ^a   Somayaji, S N ^a   Bairy, K L ^b  

^a MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Pyramidial environment; Rats; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; GRANULATION; TISSUE;

WOUND HEALING;

HISTOLOGY;

DEXAMETHASONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; RAT; WISTAR RAT; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; DEXAMETHASONE; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037702856     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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