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The aim of the present experimental study was to determine and to compare the effects of vitamin E and of selenium on the blood flow to a wound region in rats, using the xenon-133 (133Xe) clearance technique. Burn wounds were made on the right thighs of rats followed by oral administration of vitamin E or selenium for a period of 10 days. The effect of vitamin E and of selenium individually on blood flow in the wound region was assessed before and after oral administration using the 133Xe clearance technique. Both vitamin E and selenium significantly increased the blood flow in the wound region (P<0.05). Our results in rats suggest that both vitamin E and selenium have beneficial effects on the skin wound healing process by increasing the skin blood flow.
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Varoglu, E., Seven, B., Gumustekin, K. et al. The effects of vitamin E and selenium on blood flow to experimental skin burns in rats using the 133Xe clearance technique. cent.eur.j.med 5, 219–223 (2010). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11536-009-0081-y
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