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Biological Dressings

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Definition: Human or animal tissue used as temporary wound coverings.  "human or animal tissue used as temporary wound covering"; do not specify source unless especially discussed & do not coord with TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS; note X refs below; DF: BIOL DRESSINGS    Other names Xenograft Dressings; Porcine Xenograft Dressings; Pig Skin Dressings; Homograft Dressings; Heterograft Dressings; Dressings, Biological; Amniotic Membrane Dressings; Allograft Dressings; Xenograft Dressings, Porcine; Xenograft Dressing, Porcine; Xenograft Dressing; Porcine Xenograft Dressing; Pig Skin Dressing; Homograft Dressing; Heterograft Dressing; Dressings, Xenograft; Dressings, Porcine Xenograft; Dressings, Pig Skin; Dressings, Homograft; Dressings, Heterograft
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
live yeast cell derivative  0   *Biological Agents *Peptides Biological Dressings. Arch Surg 1990 May;125(5):641-6
glycagen  0   *Collagen *Glycosaminoglycans Biological Dressings. Matrix 1992 Aug;12(4)264-73
Novikov's antiseptic fluid  0   *Castor Oil *Hydrolyzable Tannins Drug Combinations Biological Dressings Colloids. Vestn Otorinolaringol 1981;(5):69

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