Glucosamine for wound healing

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 273-275

  McCarty, M F ^a  

^a Nutrition 21 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSAMINE; HYALURONIC ACID;

CELL MIGRATION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MITOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCAR FORMATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0029852427     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(96)90066-3     Document Type: Article

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