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Models of wound healing.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2254974     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The investigation of wound healing is dependent on the use of various models. This paper reviews several methods used to study wound healing, particularly in regard to connective tissue metabolism. The usefulness and potential pitfalls of cell culture are discussed. Several species of animals have been used as models for human healing, rodents being the most frequently employed. In an attempt to provide better wound tissue sampling from these animals, insertable devices have been developed that allow the ingrowth of healing tissue. Several of these devices are reviewed with reference to their advantages and disadvantages. Connective tissue deposition into wounds can be evaluated by wound strength measurement and hydroxyproline quantitation. Histologic methods are available to evaluate the cellular and matrix details within the wound. Additionally, methods developed in molecular biology are becoming applicable to healing studies and a safe means of investigating collagen metabolism in humans by the use of a stable oxygen isotope is being developed. The study of fetal wound healing provides an excellent example of the utility of many of these methods in achieving an understanding of the biology of this remarkable scarless process.
Authors:
I K Cohen; B A Mast
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of trauma     Volume:  30     ISSN:  0022-5282     ISO Abbreviation:  J Trauma     Publication Date:  1990 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-01-23     Completed Date:  1991-01-23     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376373     Medline TA:  J Trauma     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  S149-55     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond 23298.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cells, Cultured
Connective Tissue / physiology*
Humans
Models, Biological*
Skin / injuries
Skin Physiological Phenomena
Species Specificity
Wound Healing / physiology*

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