Effects of natural and recombinant hirudin on VEGF expression and random skin flap survival in a venous congested rat model

International Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 82-87

  Yingxin, Guo ^a   Guoqian, Yin ^a   Jiaquan, Li ^a   Han, Xiao ^a  

^a FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Flap survival rate; Natural hirudin; Random skin flap; Recombinant hirudin; VEGF

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HIRUDIN DERIVATIVE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A, RAT; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ANIMAL; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION STUDY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HYPEREMIA; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTICOAGULANTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HIRUDIN THERAPY; HIRUDINS; HYPEREMIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 84890587160     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9738/CC171.1     Document Type: Article

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