Survival assessment of cultured epidermal allografts applied onto partial-thickness burn wounds.
Cultured epidermal allografts (C.E.A.) were applied to 6 partial thickness burns. Biopsies were obtained at intervals between 8-100 days after grafting. In the second week clinical re-epithelialisation of the allografted sites was confirmed histologically. Blood group- and sex-mismatch studies showed that the allografted cells were not present between 8-100 days post-grafting, suggesting that the newly formed epithelium was of host origin.
Kaawach
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Department of Pathology, University of Aberdeen.
Oliver
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Weiler-Mithoff
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Abramovich
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Rayner
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003869:Dermabrasion; D004817:Epidermis / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012732:Sex Determination Analysis