The effects of angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors on the fibrous envelope around mammary implants. [electronic resource]
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery Dec 2007
- 2025-2033 p. digital
Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
1529-4242
10.1097/01.prs.0000287381.93729.e2 doi
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors--pharmacology Animals Breast Implants Collagen Type III--biosynthesis Down-Regulation--drug effects Drug Evaluation, Preclinical Enalapril--pharmacology Equipment Design Female Fibrosis--etiology Granuloma, Foreign-Body--etiology Implants, Experimental Mammary Glands, Animal--pathology Postoperative Complications--etiology Random Allocation Rats Rats, Sprague-Dawley Transforming Growth Factor beta1--biosynthesis