Comparison of inflammatory response to polyglytone 6211 and polyglecaprone 25 in a rat model

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 12 I, 2005, Pages 972-974

  van Heerden, Johan ^a  

^a Ga Rankuwa Hospital   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; POLYGLECAPRONE 25; POLYGLYTONE 6211; SUTURE MATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL WOUND; SUTURING METHOD; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOUND CLOSURE;

ABSORPTION; ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; DIOXANES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; PHAGOCYTES; POLYESTERS; RATS; SKIN; SUTURES; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 29644448143     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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