Clinical and microbiological evaluations of efficacy of combination of natural honey and yarrow on repair process of experimental burn wound

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 907-911

  Tajik, Hossien ^a   Jalali, Farnood Shokouhi Sabet ^a   Javadi, Sharam ^a   Shahbazi, Yasser ^a   Amini, Masoumeh ^a  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Burn wound; Clinical and microbiological evaluations; Honey; Rabbit; Yarrow

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350762113     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/javaa.2009.907.911     Document Type: Article

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