1. Synergism Between Keratinocyte Growth Factor and Carboxymethyl Chitosan Reduces Pericardial Adhesions 
Jackson B. Lopes, MD, PhD, Luis Alberto O. Dallan, MD, PhD, Luiz Felipe P. Moreira, MD, PhD, Sérgio P. Campana Filho, PhD, Paulo S. Gutierrez, MD, PhD, Luiz Augusto F. Lisboa, MD, PhD, Sergio Almeida de Oliveira, MD, PhD, Noedir Antonio G. Stolf, MD, PhD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 90, Issue 2, Pages (August 2010)
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2. Fig 1
Adhesion tenacity score. Posthoc Bonferroni-Dunn test: * = p < 0.01 versus control, KGF and NOCCts groups; † = p < 0.05 versus control. (KGF = keratinocyte growth factor; NOCCts = thermal sterile N,O-carboxymethyl chitosan.)
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3. Fig 2
Dissection time spent in adhesiolysis. Posthoc Bonferroni-Dunn test: * = p < versus control. (KGF = keratinocyte growth factor; NOCCts = thermal sterile N,O-carboxymethyl chitosan.)
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4. Fig 3
Amount of sharp dissection used in adhesiolysis . Posthoc Bonferroni-Dunn test: * = p < 0,001 versus control. (KGF = keratinocyte growth factor; NOCCts = thermal sterile N,O-carboxymethyl chitosan.)
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5. Fig 4
Immunostaining with anticytokeratin AE1/AE3 monoclonal antibody used to identify the mesothelial cells.
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