Electret induced callus formation in the rat.
Wrapping the mid-femoral shaft of the rat with a Teflon film electret produced a bony callus in 9 out of 10 animals. This model of electret-induced callus formation should lend itself to the histo-biochemical study of electrically induced osteogenesis.
D000818:Animals; D002146:Bony Callus / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D004560:Electricity; D051381:Rats