One mechanism behind led phototherapy for wound healing and skin rejuvenation: Key role of the mast cell

Laser Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 141-148

  Calderhead, R Glen ^a   Kubota, Junichiro ^b   Trelles, Mario A ^c   Ohshiro, Toshio ^d  

^a Japan Phototherapy Laboratory   (Japan)

^b Kubota Junichiro Clinic   (Japan)

^c Instituto Medico Vilafortuny   (Spain)

^d Japan Medical Laser Laboratory   (Japan)

Author keywords

collagen synthesis; leukocyte; macrophage; mast cell; photobioactivation; wound healing

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960909455     PISSN: 08985901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5978/islsm.17.141     Document Type: Article

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