Quantifying collagen type in mature burn scars: A novel approach using histology and digital image analysis

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 60-65

  Rawlins, Jeremy M ^a,b   Lam, Wee L ^a   Karoo, Richard O ^a   Naylor, Ian L ^a   Sharpe, David T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BURN CONTRACTURE; BURN SCAR; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; DIGITAL IMAGING; EPIDERMIS; HEROVICI STAINING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; COLLAGEN TYPE I; COLLAGEN TYPE III; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY;

EID: 33745664874     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bcr.0000192266.14329.7b     Document Type: Article

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