Thermography-measured effect of capsaicin, methylprednisolone and mitomycin on the survival of random skin flaps in rats

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 157-161

  Shejbal, Dražen ^a   Drvis, Petar ^a   Bedekovic, Vladimir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; Flap survival; Methylprednisolone; Mitomycin; Thermography

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; CONTROL GROUPS; EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS; FEMALE WISTAR RATS; FOUR-GROUP; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MITOMYCIN; SINGLE-DOSE; SKIN FLAP;

RATS; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT);

THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

CAPSAICIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MITOMYCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SKIN CULTURE; SKIN FLAP SURVIVAL; THERMOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; CAPSAICIN; FEMALE; GELATIN; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MITOMYCIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SENSORY SYSTEM AGENTS; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL SPONGES; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84859411874     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2011.00547.x     Document Type: Article

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