Face transplantation in rats. Reproducibility of the experimental model in Brazil

PURPOSE:To investigate the reproducibility of the experimental model of face allotransplantation in rats in Brazil.METHODS: Eighteen rats were operated, nine-nine donors recipients. Animals underwent transplantation of the left hemiface, with periorbital and scalp. Transplants were made from donor W...

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Main Authors: Fábio de Freitas Busnardo, Pedro Soler Coltro, Marcelo Vitoriano Olivan, Guilherme Cardinali Barreiro, Rachel Rossine Baptista, Marcus Castro Ferreira, Rolf Gemperli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2014-08-01
Series:Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502014000800532&tlng=en