Inhibition of wound contraction with colchicine and D-penicillamine

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 197-200

  Joseph, H L ^a   Anderson, Gary L ^a   Barker, John H ^a   Roisen, Fred J ^a   Weiner, Leonard J ^a   Tobin, Gordon R ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; PENICILLAMINE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCISION; FIBROBLAST; GRANULATION TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MAST CELL; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SCAR FORMATION; WOUND CONTRACTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030040901     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1996.0104     Document Type: Article

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