Amniotic membrane: An innovative treatment of refractory vascular ulcers?

Phlebolymphology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 259-265

  Pesteil, Francis ^a   Drouet, Mireille ^a   Rousanne, Marie Claire ^b   Lacroix, Philippe ^a  

^a DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b ETABLISSEMENT FRANÇAIS DU SANG   (France)

Author keywords

Amniotic membrane; Healing; Ulcer

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMNION; ANGIOGENESIS; BLOOD VESSEL ULCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PLACENTA; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; STORAGE; THAWING; ULCER; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 64549135116     PISSN: 12860107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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