The effect of subcutaneously injected nicotine on achilles tendon healing in rabbits

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 756-761

  Duygulu, Fuat ^a,c   Karaoğlu, Sinan ^a   Zeybek, N Dilara ^b   Kaymaz, F Figen ^b   Güneş, Tamer ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Electron microscopy; Nicotine

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750150616     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-006-0046-5     Document Type: Article

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