Effect of a transpositional muscle flap on VEGF mRNA expression in a canine fracture model

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 171-176

  Khodaparast, Omeed ^b   Coberly, Dana M ^b   Mathey, Jonathon ^b   Rohrich, Rod J ^b   Levin, L Scott ^b   Brown, Spencer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BONE MARROW; BONE SCREW; DOG; FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE TREATMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; MUSCLE FLAP; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERIOSTEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIBIA FRACTURE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0038787795     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000066170.56389.27     Document Type: Article

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