Reduction of capsular thickness around silicone breast implants by zafirlukast in rats

European Surgical Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-14

  Spano, A ^a   Palmieri, B ^b   Palmizi Taidelli, T ^a   Nava, M B ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capsular thickness; Leukotriene; Silicone breast implant; Zafirlukast

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; ZAFIRLUKAST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; THICKNESS;

ANIMALS; BREAST IMPLANTS; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; LEUKOTRIENE ANTAGONISTS; RATS; SILICONE GELS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TOSYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 46749086682     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121501     Document Type: Article

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