title: Effect of fibrin sealant on the tensile strength of rat visceral pleura.
abstract: Post mortem studies of rat lungs showed that application of fibrin sealant augments the tensile strength of the lung/visceral pleura by approximately 100 mmHg, thus impeding air leakage.
mesh_terms: D000336:Aerosols; D000818:Animals; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D005176:Factor XIII / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D010994:Pleura / Q000503:physiopathology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013718:Tensile Strength / Q000187:drug effects*; D013917:Thrombin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D004338:Drug Combinations; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D005353:Fibronectins; D006490:Hemostatics; D005340:Fibrinogen; D005176:Factor XIII; D013917:Thrombin