The effects of radiofrequency on skin: Experimental study

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 76-82

  Alvarez, Nuria ^a   Ortiz, Lidia ^a   Vicente, Vicente ^a   Alcaraz, Miguel ^a   Sánchez Pedreno, Paloma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Collagen; Dermis; Elastic fibres; Guinea pig; Mucopolysaccharides

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; COLLAGEN; EOSIN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; HEMATOXYLIN; PARAFFIN; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EDEMA; ELASTIC FIBER; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SKIN; STAINING; THICKNESS; ANIMAL; DERMIS; ELASTIC TISSUE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN; DERMIS; ELASTIC TISSUE; FEMALE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; GUINEA PIGS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 40449094908     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20594     Document Type: Article

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