Thursday, August 17, 2006

Honey Used to Preserve Skin Grafts

Evaluation of the Preserved Skin Graft Viability by O(2) Consumption Test
Georgian Medical News, 2006 Jun;(135):117-20

This study provides a description of the functional changes occurring in rat skin grafts preserved at 4 C in natural honey during 3, 7, 14, 30 days. To determine of the preserved skin viability we used the physiological test by measurement of O(2) consumption rate in the culture media…

Based on our investigation we can conclude that preservation method - meliteration is effective storage procedure for transplantation means (satisfactory viability preserved about 2-3 weeks)…

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