Open AccessHalofuginone-an Inhibitor of Collagen Type I Synthesis-Prevents Postoperative Formation of Abdominal Adhesions
Author(s) -
Ar Nagler,
Avraham I. Rivkind,
Jacob Raphael,
Francesca LeviSchaffer,
Olga Genina,
Irina Lavelin,
Mark Pines
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199804000-00021
Subject(s) - medicine , sirius red , extracellular matrix , cecum , type i collagen , pathology , adhesion , submucosa , basement membrane , surgery , immunohistochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , chemistry , organic chemistry
To evaluate the effects of halofuginone, a specific inhibitor of collagen type I synthesis, on the postoperative formation of abdominal adhesions in rats.