VEGF gene therapy augments localized angiogenesis and promotes anastomotic wound healing: A pilot study in a clinically relevant animal model

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1762-1772

  Enestvedt, C Kristian ^a   Hosack, Luke ^a   Winn, Shelley R ^a   Diggs, Brian S ^a   Uchida, Barry ^a   O'Rourke, Robert W ^a   Jobe, Blair A ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anastomosis; Angiogenesis; Healing; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

EID: 52649132840     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-008-0635-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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