Revascularization of rat fasciocutaneous flap using CROSSEAL® with VEGF protein or plasmid DNA expressing VEGF

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 245-249

  McKnight, Colin D ^a   Winn, Shelley R ^b   Gong, Xi ^b   Hansen, Juliana E ^b   Wax, Mark K ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE; PLASMID DNA; POLYCATION; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVASCULARIZATION; SURVIVAL RATE; VASCULAR PEDICLE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DNA; FASCIA; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; ISCHEMIA; MALE; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SKIN; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS;

EID: 47549093911     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.04.014     Document Type: Article

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