Regulation of tissue repair and regeneration by electric fields

Chinese Journal of Traumatology - English Edition

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-61

  Wang, En Tong ^a   Zhao, Min ^b  

^a AIR FORCE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic fields; Guided tissue regeneration; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

CELL DIVISION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMOTAXIS; CORNEA; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FRACTURE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TISSUE REGENERATION; TISSUE REPAIR; WOUND; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77649204513     PISSN: 10081275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1008-1275.2010.01.011     Document Type: Review

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