The effects of tissue expansion on skin lymph flow and lymphatics: An experimental study in rabbits

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 353-358

  Erçöçen, Ali Riza ^a   Yilmaz, Sarper ^a   Can, Zeki ^a   Berk, Fatma ^a   Kir, Metin ^a   Yenidünya, Sibel ^b   Edali, Naci ^b   Özbek, Mustafa R ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Lymph flow; Lymphatics; Skin; Tissue expansion

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN TC 99M;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SKIN; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; TISSUE EXPANSION;

EID: 11544353719     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844319850158426     Document Type: Article

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