Macroscopic aspects of wound healing (contraction and epithelialisation) after topical administration of allicin in dogs

Comparative Clinical Pathology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 231-235

  Sardari, K ^a   Dehgan, M M ^b   Mohri, M ^a   Emami, M R ^a   Mirshahi, A ^a   Maleki, M ^a   Barjasteh, M Najar ^c   Aslani, M R ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^c Private Practice   (Iran)

Author keywords

Allicin; Dog; Epithelialisation; Wound contraction

Indexed keywords

ALLICIN; METHYLCELLULOSE; PIPERAZINE; PRAZIQUANTEL; RABIES VACCINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREED; CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; DOG; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; EPITHELIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL EXCISION; GRANULATION TISSUE; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WOUND; WOUND CONTRACTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33751083823     PISSN: 16185641     EISSN: 1618565X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00580-006-0634-2     Document Type: Article

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