Heparin-chitosan complexes stimulate wound healing in human skin

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 119-123

  Kratz, Gunnar ^a   Arnander, Claes ^a   Swedenborg, Jesper ^a   Back, Marcus ^b   Falk, Cecilia ^b   Gouda, Ibrahim ^b   Larm, Olle ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Medicarb AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Growth factor; Heparin; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; GROWTH FACTOR; HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; SKIN; SKIN CELL; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0038764273     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02844319709085478     Document Type: Article

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