Free radical involvement in hypertrophic scar formation

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 603-608

  Wan, K C ^a   Evans, J H ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complement; Free iron; Free radicals; Hypertrophic scar; Pyridinoline cross links

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3D; FREE RADICAL; IRON; PYRIDINOLINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT DEPOSITION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; INFLAMMATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; SCAR FORMATION; THERMAL INJURY;

AMINO ACIDS; BURNS; CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC; COMPLEMENT C3; COMPLEMENT C3D; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; FREE RADICALS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; SKIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033011728     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5849(98)00245-7     Document Type: Article

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