Application of Platelet-Rich Gel to Enhance Wound Healing in the Horse: A Case Report

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 123-128

  Iacopetti, Ilaria ^a   Perazzi, Anna ^a   Ferrari, Vanni ^a   Busetto, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Horse; Platelet Rich Gel; Tube Method; Wound Healing

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 84857652978     PISSN: 07370806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2011.08.012     Document Type: Article

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