Effect of gallium-arsenide laser, gallium-aluminum-arsenide laser and healing ointment on cutaneous wound healing in Wistar rats

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 350-355

  Goncalves R V ^a   Mezencio J M S ^a   Benevides, G P ^b   Matta, S L P ^a   Neves, C A ^a   Sarandy, M M ^c   Vilela, E F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE PRESIDENTE ANTÔNIO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cicatrization; Collagen I and III; Cutaneous wound; Healing ointment; Laser

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; DERSANI; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; KETAMINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLAZINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY TRANSFER; FASCIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCISION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OINTMENT; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SECRETION; RAT; SKIN EPITHELIUM; SKIN INJURY; STAINING; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; WISTAR RAT; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 77951891580     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2010007500022     Document Type: Article

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