Effect of visible and infrared polarized light on the healing process of full-thickness skin wounds: An experimental study

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 261-267

  Iordanou, Panagiota ^a   Lykoudis, Efstathios G ^a   Athanasiou, Athanasios ^b   Koniaris, Efthymios ^b   Papaevangelou, Maria ^b   Fatsea, Theodora ^b   Bellou, Panagiota ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b Hellenic Anticancer Institute   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; COLLAGEN FORMATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HEALING PROCESS; HISTOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS; INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE; LIGHT THERAPIES; NEOVASCULARIZATION; POLARIZED LIGHTS; SECOND GROUPS; TIME POINTS; WISTAR RATS; WOUND-HEALING;

ANIMALS; RATS; SKIN;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; INFRARED RADIATION; MALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NONHUMAN; PHOTOTHERAPY; RAT; SKIN INJURY; WISTAR RAT; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; INFRARED RAYS; LIGHT; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SKIN; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 65349194428     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2008.2237     Document Type: Article

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