Seaweed flour (“Lithothamnium calcareum”) as a mineral supplement in the bone healing of a cortical autograft in dogs Farinha de algas marinhas (“Lithothamnium calcareum”) como suplemento mineral na cicatrização óssea de autoenxerto cortical em cães

The influence of the seaweed flour (Lithothamnium calcareum) was evaluated as a mineral supplement in during healing of bone failure reconstructed with a cortical autograft. Ten adult male mongrel dogs, weighing between 10 and 15kg, were used. The graft made of a cilinder block of the cortical bone...

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Main Authors: Emanoel Ferreira Martins Filho, Marcelo Weinstein Teixeira, Glauber Sergio Jacinto-Aragão, Alessandra Estrela Lima, Marcelo Jorge Cavalcanti de Sá, Raquel Graça Teixeira, João Moreira Costa Neto, Julia Morena de Miranda Leão Toríbio, Adílio Santos de Azevedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal da Bahia 2010-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Saúde e Produção Animal
Online Access:http://revistas.ufba.br/index.php/rbspa/article/view/1342