Lymphatic vessel function and lymphatic growth factor secretion after microvascular lymph node transfer in lymphedema patients

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Viitanen, Tiina P ^a   Visuri, Mikko T ^a   Hartiala, Pauliina ^a,b   Mäki, Maija T ^a   Seppänen, Marko P ^a,b   Suominen, Erkki A ^a   Saaristo, Anne M ^a,c  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

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EID: 84877594596     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GOX.0b013e318293a532     Document Type: Article

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