Unripe Musa sapientum peel in the healing of surgical wounds in rats

PURPOSE: To assess the effects of unripe Musa sapientum peel on the healing of surgical wounds in rats. METHODS: One hundred and twenty Wistar rats were divided into two treatment groups of 60 animals each: the control group (gel without the active ingredient) and experimental group (4% Musa sapient...

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Main Authors: Dênia Amélia Novato Castelli Von Atzingen, Alfredo Gragnani, Daniela Francescato Veiga, Luis Eduardo Felipe Abla, Lorraine Lorene Felix Cardoso, Thiago Ricardo, Adriana Rodrigues dos Anjos Mendonça, Lydia Masako Ferreira
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2013-01-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502013000100006