Helium-neon laser in viability of random skin flap in rats

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 74-77

  Pinfildi, Carlos E ^a,b   Liebano, Richard E ^a,b   Hochman, Bernardo S ^a   Ferreira, Lydia M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b IMESC FAFICA ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Helium neon laser; Low level laser therapy; Necrosis; Rats; Skin flap

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPM RAT; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HELIUM NEON LASER; LASER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAPER TEMPLATE METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTUAL CONTACT TECHNIQUE; RADIATION ENERGY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SKIN FLAP; SKIN NECROSIS; TECHNIQUE;

HELIUM; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; NECROSIS; NEON; NOBLE GASES; RATS; SKIN; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE SURVIVAL;

EID: 23344438189     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20190     Document Type: Article

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