Effect of anodal and cathodal microamperage direct current electrical stimulation on injury potential and wound size in guinea pigs

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 153-160

  Talebi, Gadamali ^a   Torkaman, Giti ^a   Firoozabadi, Mohammad ^a   Shariat, Shams ^b  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anodal; Cathodal; Direct current; Electrical stimulation; Full thickness skin wound; Guinea pig; Injury potential; Microamperage; Rehabilitation; Wound healing; Wound surface area

Indexed keywords

ANODAL; CATHODAL; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; FULL-THICKNESS SKIN WOUND; GUINEA PIG; INJURY POTENTIAL; MICROAMPERAGE; REHABILITATION; WOUND HEALING; WOUND SURFACE AREA;

PATIENT REHABILITATION; SKIN;

BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GUINEA PIG; HEALING; INJURY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INCISION; SKIN SURFACE; WOUND; WOUND HEALING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SKIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SKIN; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 63249121715     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2007.05.0068     Document Type: Article

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