Effect of eletroacupuncture on DU-14 (Dazhui), DU-2 (Yaoshu), and Liv-13 (Zhangmen) on the survival of Wistar rats' dorsal skin flaps

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 353-357

  Uema, Deise ^a   Orlandi, Denise ^a   Freitas, Raphael R ^a   Rodgério, Tatiane ^a   Yamamura, Ysao ^a   Tabosa, Angela F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DONOR SITE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FISHER EXACT TEST; GRAFT SURVIVAL; MALE; NONHUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; SKIN FLAP SURVIVAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE NECROSIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANIMALS; BURNS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; MODELS, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 41849112723     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e31816679a6     Document Type: Article

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