Effect of honey and autologous serum on corneal epithelial healing in rabbits;Efeito do mel e do soro autólogo na cicatrização do epitélio corneano em coelhos

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 347-351

  Malavazzi, Gustavo Ricci ^a,c   Lake, Jonathan Clive ^b   Correa Dantas, Paulo Elias ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b IRMANDADE DA SANTA CASA DE MISERICÓRDIA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Corneal diseases therapy; Epithelium, corneal pathology; Honey therapeutic use; Ophthalmic solutions therapeutic use; Rabbits; Wound healing; Wound infection therapy

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; HONEY; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SERUM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 28244494143     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: 16782925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492005000300013     Document Type: Article

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