Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 159, Issue 1 , Pages e25-e28, March 2010

Decrease in Wound Tensile Strength Following Post-Surgical Estrogen Replacement Therapy in Ovariectomized Rats During the Early Phase of Healing is Mediated Via ER-α Rather than ER-β: A Preliminary Report

  • Peter Gál, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biophysics, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Košice, Slovak Republic
    • Department of Pathological Anatomy, University of Veterinary Medicine, Košice, Slovak Republic
    • Corresponding Author InformationTo whom correspondence and reprint requests should be addressed at Department for Biomedical Research, The East-Slovak Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases, Košice, Slovak Republic.
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  • Martin Novotný, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biophysics, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Košice, Slovak Republic
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  • Tomáš Vasilenko

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biophysics, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Košice, Slovak Republic
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  • Filip Depta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biophysics, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Košice, Slovak Republic
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  • Igor Šulla, D.V.M., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Histology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Košice, Slovak Republic
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  • Zoltán Tomori, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biophysics, Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovak Republic

Received 5 November 2008 published online 01 April 2009.

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PII: S0022-4804(09)00081-X

doi:10.1016/j.jss.2009.02.024

Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 159, Issue 1 , Pages e25-e28, March 2010