Effects of low-power laser irradiation on survival of random skin flap in rats

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 178-181

  Bayat, M ^a   Tabatabai, M R ^b   Shemshadi, H ^c  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b NATIONAL IRANIAN OIL COMPANY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Histology; Low power laser; Random skin flaps; Rat; Survival; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DENSITY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; HELIUM NEON LASER; HISTOLOGY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; SKIN FLAP SURVIVAL; SKIN SURFACE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VASODILATATION; VASOSPASM;

EID: 4544372665     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-004-0639-5     Document Type: Article

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