Topical Misoprostol and Wound Healing in Rats

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Author(s): 
James Mahoney, DPM; Mario Ponticello, DPM; Erin Nelson, DPM; Roger Ratz, DPM

Disclosure: Funds for this study were provided by a grant from the IOER Research and Grant Fund #3122 at Des Moines University.

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