Role of nitric oxide in skin flap delay

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 927-931

  McDonald, W Scott ^a   Lo Jr , Thomas P ^b   Thurmond, Michell ^b   Jones, Christina ^b   Cohen, Robert ^b   Miller, Andrew ^b   Beasley, Don ^b  

^a JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC PUMP; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FLAP; SKIN FLAP SURVIVAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; VASODILATATION; VIDEORECORDING; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; ANIMAL; PLASTIC SURGERY; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TIME; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; MICE; MICROCIRCULATION; NITRIC OXIDE; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2542483710     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000105628.14912.72     Document Type: Article

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