Effect of gene therapy with vascular endothelial growth factor after abdominoplasty on TRAM flap viability in a rat model

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1343-1351

  De Freitas, André L P ^a   Gomes, Heitor C ^b   Lisboa, Bianca C G ^b   Arias, Victor ^b   Han, Sang W ^b   Ferreira, Lydia M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN A;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENE THERAPY; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; PLASMID; PLASTIC SURGERY; RAT; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; VASCULARIZATION; WISTAR RAT;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ANIMALS; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC VECTORS; PLASMIDS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; SURGICAL FLAPS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 77951809932     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181d6293b     Document Type: Article

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