Dose and Wavelength of Laser Light Have Influence on the Repair of Cutaneous Wounds

Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-25

  Mendez, Tatiana M T V ^a   Pinheiro, Antonio L B ^a,b   Pacheco, Marcos T T ^a   Nascimento, Patricia M ^a   Ramalho, Luciana M P ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COLLAGEN; DOSIMETRY; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

INFECTIONS; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY (LLLT);

LASER SURGERY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HISTOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; LASER; MALE; MESENCHYME CELL; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; RAT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SKIN INJURY; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; SURGICAL WOUND; TISSUE METABOLISM; TISSUE REPAIR; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 1842736498     PISSN: 10445471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/104454704773660930     Document Type: Article

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