Effects of thermal water on skin regeneration

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 732-740

  Faga, Angela ^a   Nicoletti, Giovanni ^a   Gregotti, Cesarina ^b   Finotti, Valentina ^a   Nitto, Agnese ^a   Gioglio, Luciana ^b  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dermis modulation; Re epithelialisation; Thermal water

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMANO THERMAL WATER WET DRESSING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAUZE DRESSING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; RABBIT; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; THERAPY EFFECT; TISSUE REGENERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; BANDAGES; BICARBONATES; CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL WATERS; RABBITS; REGENERATION; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84858259512     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2012.917     Document Type: Article

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