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Research Article

Postsurgical Adhesion Formation in Germfree and Ex-Germfree Rats-A Study Using Three Scoring Scales

Claes G. Bothin, Masaki Okada, Tore Midtvedt Department of Surgery, Karolinska Institutet at Huddinge University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden, and Department of Medical Microbial Ecology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 147-150 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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