Impact of far-infrared ray exposure on the mechanical properties of unwounded skin of rats

Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 235, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 952-956

  Yang, Cheng San ^a,b   Yeh, Cheng Hsin ^a,b   Tung, Chun Liang ^a,c   Chen, Meng Yi ^b,d   Jiang, Cheng Hsiang ^b   Yeh, Ming Long ^b  

^a CHIA YI CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Far infrared ray; Histology; Normal skin; Short term effect; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INFRARED RADIATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; SKIN; TENSILE STRENGTH; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; INFLAMMATION; INJURY; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME;

ANIMALS; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; INFLAMMATION; INFRARED RAYS; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

RATTUS;

EID: 77955707242     PISSN: 15353702     EISSN: 15353699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ebm.2010.009372     Document Type: Article

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