AN EASY METHOD OF HARVESTING EPIDERMAL AND DERMAL SKIN ALLOGRAFTS FOR RATS

CETINKALE O., AYAN F.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY, vol.16, no.3, pp.163-164, 1993 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 1993
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/bf00176222
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.163-164
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

A method for obtaining large amounts of epidermal (split thickness) and dermal skin allografts is described. Animals are inflated with air subcutaneously after killing, and both grafts are taken by Watson knife consecutively.