Acute and sustained effects of vascular endothelial growth factor on survival of flaps and skin grafts

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 581-582

  Zhang, Feng ^a   Lineaweaver, William ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b River Oaks Hospital   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

flaps; skin grafts; VEGF

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN A;

ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; RAT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; RATS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 79955071679     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3182057376     Document Type: Conference Paper

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