Normobaric oxygen therapy increases cartilage survival ratio in auricular composite grafting in rat models

Purpose: This study aims to clarify whether normobaric oxygen therapy improves the survival of auricular composite grafts in rats. Methods: For 10 male SD rats, 1.5 cm2 composite grafts were harvested from bilateral ear regions including whole auricles. The harvested grafts were transferred caudally...

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Main Authors: Yusuke Hamamoto, Tomohisa Nagasao, Niyazi Aizezi, Motoki Tamai, Tetsukuni Kogure, Tadaaki Morotomi, Noriyuki Tagichi, Yoshio Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:JPRAS Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352587818300275