Can the wound healing process be improved by vitamin supplementation?

European Surgical Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 306-314

  Vaxman, F ^a   Olender, S ^a   Lambert, A ^a   Nisand, G ^a   Grenier, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Cu; Fe; Mg; Mn; Pantothenic acid; Scar; Trace elements; Wound healing; Zn

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; COLLAGEN; COPPER; HYDROXYPROLINE; IRON; MAGNESIUM ION; MANGANESE; PANTOTHENIC ACID; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENERGY; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; TATTOO; WOUND HEALING;

ASCORBIC ACID; CICATRIX; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; HYDROXYPROLINE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; PANTOTHENIC ACID; SKIN; WOUND HEALING; ZINC;

EID: 0029981048     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: 14219921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000129471     Document Type: Article

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