title: Spontaneous anastomosis of vessels approximately 100 mu in diameter: an experimental study.
abstract: Spontaneous anastomosis of vessels approximately 100 mu in diameter was studied in experiments on rats. The vessels--both arteries and veins--were transected and the stumps joined with a suture. In the veins, a fully functional anastomosis developed within 5 to 7 days after the intervention. Spontaneous anastomosis was, however, relatively uncommon with arteries and also took longer. The experiments support the view that anastomosis is governed by chemotaxis.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001158:Arteries / Q000502:physiology; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006097:Granulation Tissue / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D013537:Sutures; D014680:Veins / Q000502:physiology