The efficacy of linear polarized polychromatic light on burn wound healing: An experimental study on rats

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 291-298

  Karadag, Ceyda Akci ^a   Birtane, Murat ^a,b   Aygit, A Cemal ^a   Uzunca, Kaan ^a   Doganay, Latife ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Bora Apt A ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPEREMIA; LINEAR POLARIZED POLYCHROMATIC LIGHT THERAPY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTHERAPY; RAT; SCORING SYSTEM; VASCULARIZATION; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BANDAGES; BURNS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EDEMA; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HYPEREMIA; INFLAMMATION; MODELS, ANIMAL; PHOTOTHERAPY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SKIN; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33947102476     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0B013E318031A13F     Document Type: Article

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