Effects of carbon dioxide therapy on the healing of acute skin wounds induced on the back of rats

PURPOSE: To evaluate the healing effect of carbon dioxide therapy on skin wounds induced on the back of rats. METHODS: Sixteen rats underwent excision of a round dermal-epidermal dorsal skin flap of 2.5 cm in diameter. The animals were divided into two groups, as follows: carbon dioxide group - subc...

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Main Authors: Maria Vitória Carmo Penhavel, Victor Henrique Tavares Nascimento, Eliana Ferreira Ribeiro Durães, Fabiana Pirani Carneiro, João Batista de Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2013-05-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502013000500003