Rat tail revascularization model for advanced microsurgery training and research

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 391-395

  Şakrak, Tamer ^a   Köse, A Aydan ^a   Karabaǧli, Yakup ^a   Koçman, A Emre ^b   Özbayoǧlu, A Ceyla ^a   Çeti̧n, Cengiz ^a  

^a OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

^b Krkkale State Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Median caudal artery; microsurgical training; rat tail

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CIRCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVASCULARIZATION; FOLLOW UP; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVASCULARIZATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; TAIL; THROMBOSIS;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANIMALS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MODELS, ANIMAL; NECROSIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REPLANTATION; RESEARCH; TAIL; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 80052021331     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: 10988947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1281519     Document Type: Article

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